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41 Tribal Workers Rescued in Inter-State Bonded Labour Operation
Officials rescued 41 tribal workers from five worksites.
The workers included women and children from Maharashtra.
They allegedly had been made to work for more than three years.
Two young men escaped and asked social workers for help.
They said their parents and grandparents were still at the worksites.
The workers told officials they had faced abuse, long hours and unpaid wages.
Some said they could not leave after receiving money in advance.
The rescued workers received medical checks, and police took two people into custody.
Forty-one tribal workers from Maharashtra’s Raigarh district were rescued from five worksites in Sri Sathya Sai district.
The workers, including women and children, allegedly endured bonded labour for more than three years.
Two young men escaped, sought help in Maharashtra and complained about their relatives’ alleged detention and abuse.
The workers alleged physical abuse, long hours, unpaid wages and denial of medical care after receiving advances.
Two people linked to the worksites were taken into custody as police traced the owners.
- Who
- Forty-one workers from the Kathlati tribal community, including women and children, were rescued; two people linked to the worksites were taken into custody.
- What
- An inter-state operation rescued workers allegedly held in bonded labour and investigated claims of abuse and unpaid wages.
- Where
- Five worksites in Sri Sathya Sai district: two in Chinthalapalli, Puleru Road near Gorantla, Thummarayuni Thanda and Talamarla.
- When
- The rescue took place on Thursday; the workers allegedly had been held for more than three years.
- Why
- Authorities acted after two workers escaped to Maharashtra and filed a complaint seeking help for their relatives.
Key facts
- Workers rescued
- 41
- Origin
- Raigarh district, Maharashtra
- Worksites
- Five
- Alleged duration
- More than three years
- Reported advances
- ₹20,000–₹50,000
- People taken into custody
- Two
- Notable rescue detail
- A nine-month-pregnant woman was among those rescued
Sources
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