Branded, whipped and guarded by pitbulls: 12 bonded labourers rescued in UP
Police in Uttar Pradesh rescued 12 bonded labourers, including minors, from a manufacturing unit following a daring escape by one of the workers. The factory owners face charges related to human trafficking, torture, and child labour violations.
Why it matters
This incident exposes the persistence of illegal bonded labour systems and the severe human rights abuses occurring in unregulated industrial sectors.
A labourer’s desperate escape from a factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district uncovered what police described as a bonded labour racket, in which workers were allegedly confined, tortured and forced to work for months under inhuman conditions. They were also not paid the promised monthly wages of ₹ 12,000, officials aware of the matter said.
The report is a factual account of a police operation and legal proceedings based on official statements.
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