Archive · 27 Dec 2025
Rajasthan Police Rescue 53 Bonded Labourers in Maharashtra
The Rajasthan Police conducted a special operation called Operation Vishwas to rescue 53 tribal labourers who were being held captive in Maharashtra.
These labourers, including 13 women and 40 men, were from different villages in Rajasthan.
They were promised good jobs and wages but were instead forced to work in sugarcane fields without pay and faced abuse.
The police received a complaint and quickly formed a team to rescue them.
The labourers were brought back to Rajasthan, and the police are now taking legal action against the brokers involved.
The rescued labourers are being sent back to their villages safely.
Rajasthan Police rescued 53 tribal labourers, including 13 women and 40 men, from Sholapur, Maharashtra in Operation Vishwas.
Labourers were lured with false promises of good wages and employment but were forced into bonded labour in sugarcane fields.
Brokers Sitaram Patil and Khan allegedly received money from landlords but did not pay the labourers, subjecting them to abuse and poor conditions.
A case has been registered at Ghantali Police Station, and further legal action is underway.
The rescued labourers were brought back to Pratapgarh, and the police are facilitating their safe return to their villages.
- Who
- 53 tribal labourers from Rajasthan, including 13 women and 40 men
- What
- Rescue operation by Rajasthan Police to free bonded labourers
- When
- Operation conducted recently, with a complaint received on the 22nd
- Where
- Sholapur district, Maharashtra
- Why
- Labourers were lured with false promises of good wages and employment, then forced into bonded labour in sugarcane fields
- Number of rescued labourers
- 53 (13 women, 40 men)
- Location of rescue
- Sholapur, Maharashtra
- Operation name
- Operation Vishwas
- Brokers involved
- Sitaram Patil and Khan
- Police station where case registered
- Ghantali Police Station
