Nagpur: In a swift and decisive operation, Nagpur Police, led by Commissioner of Police Dr. Ravinder Kumar Singal, rescued 38 labourers from a trafficking and bonded labour racket. The victims included 23 women, five men, and nine minors (three girls and six boys under 18) from Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh.

The group had been lured with false promises of local employment but was instead handed over to a trafficker, who demanded ₹1.5 lakh as an “arrangement cost.” The trafficker also extorted small advances and threatened the victims with harm if they resisted.

The rescue operation was triggered after one victim secretly kept a mobile phone and alerted relatives, who then contacted NGO Pradeepan. Acting on this tip-off, Nagpur Police intervened, secured the labourers, and ensured their imme

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