6 verified cases involving Bonded labour, newest first.
41 Katkari tribal workers from Maharashtra were rescued from bonded labour at five worksites in Andhra Pradesh's Sri Sathya Sai district. Two suspects were held in connection with the rescue operation.
Twelve to thirteen bonded labourers, including minors, were rescued from a factory in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh after alleged 10-month abuse involving torture, branding, whipping, and severe malnutrition. Factory owner Ankit Balyan, his father Pradeep Balyan, and supervisor Shiva Tyagi have been booked under human trafficking, bonded labour, murder, child labour, and SC/ST atrocities provisions; two are arrested and one is absconding.
Eighteen bonded labourers, including two children, were rescued from a brick kiln at Bevinahalli village in Mysuru district, Karnataka. Three kiln owners have been arrested and charged with bonded labour, human trafficking and related offences. Workers reported being trapped for extended periods after receiving advances.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids across multiple districts in Bihar (Gopalganj, Saran, and East Champaran) to investigate a human trafficking case involving youth being sent to Cambodia and forced into cyber fraud operations. The investigation is ongoing.
Authorities rescued 13 tribal children from bonded labour conditions in Chhattisgarh. Eight individuals were arrested in connection with the incident.
The Supreme Court allowed an appeal and quashed criminal charges and an FIR against two anti-trafficking activists associated with the organisation Guria. The activists had been accused in connection with a rescue raid to save bonded labourers and minor children from a brick kiln.