29 bonded laborers rescued from Anekal
Team Udayavani, Nov 18, 2019, 1:20 PM IST
Bengaluru: The Revenue Department on Sunday, November 17 rescued as may as 29 woodcutters, who were victims of bonded labour and human trafficking for six years in Anekal taluk.
The woodcutters were found by the district administration and police in a Nilgiri tree plantation in Kuguru village, Sarjapura Hobli Anekal taluk, Bangalore Urban District.
As per the press statement, the families hailed from Tamil Nadu. They were working under a plantation owner.
“After six months, another person took their custody. The labourers would slog for 13 hours a day from 6 am and got only Rs 35 per day,” the release said.
An FIR was registered at Sarjapura Police Station. The owner is currently absconding.
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