Pratapgarh Police Rescues 53 Tribal Laborers from Modern Slavery in Maharashtra

• Pratapgarh police rescued 53 tribal laborers, including 13 women, 40 men, and 2 children, from forced captivity in Solapur, Maharashtra, under 'Operation Vishwas'.
• Laborers were lured from Indore by brokers with work promises, then held captive by landlords, beaten, and women faced indecent behavior.
• Brokers took advance payments from landlords but denied full wages and freedom to the laborers.
• The rescue operation was led by SP B. Aditya and ASP Gajendrasingh Jodha, with a team from Ghantali Police Station.
• Police arranged food and travel for the laborers; legal action is being prepared against brokers and landlords for human trafficking and bonded labor.

Why It Matters: Pratapgarh police freed 53 tribal laborers from modern slavery, highlighting ongoing human trafficking issues.