Archive · 21 Jun 2025
Bengal Police Rescue Trio from Forced Labor in Srinagar
Some people from Alipurduar were tricked into going to Srinagar with promises of good jobs.
Once there, they were forced to work and were not allowed to leave.
After two months, one of them managed to contact someone for help.
The local police and the police in Srinagar worked together to rescue them and send them home.
The police are now looking for the person who tricked them.
Three individuals from Alipurduar district were rescued from Srinagar after allegedly being confined and forced to work.
The victims, including two women, were lured to Srinagar with false job promises.
They were reportedly held against their will and compelled to perform household chores.
After two months, one victim contacted a local political figure, who then informed the police.
The police, with the assistance of J&K authorities, rescued the victims and arranged their return.
- Who
- Three individuals from Alipurduar district were rescued by police with assistance from the J&K police.
- What
- Three people were rescued from forced labor in Srinagar.
- When
- The ordeal lasted approximately two months; the rescue happened recently.
- Where
- Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir.
- Why
- They were held against their will and forced to work after being lured by false job offers.
- Victims
- Three individuals, including two women
- Origin
- Alipurduar district, West Bengal
- Location of Confinement
- Srinagar, J&K
- Nature of Confinement
- Forced labor, denied freedom
- Involved Agencies
- Alipurduar district police, J&K police
- Cause
- False job offers by a tout
