Telangana administration rescued 14 bonded laborers from Amaragiri in Mahabubnagar district, where they were forced to work under inhumane conditions in fishing operations on the Krishna River.

The laborers, including 11 from Nandapur block in Odisha and 3 from Araku region in Andhra Pradesh, had been lured by a local agent named Babujhi. He promised ₹12,000 monthly wages and took them to Telangana under a formal contract. However, once there, they faced brutal working hours—from 3 AM to 11 AM and again from 3 PM to 9 PM—without proper food or rest.

When some workers fell ill and tried to stop working, company staff allegedly beat them and denied food. Despite the abuse, two laborers managed to escape and informed local volunteers in Amaragiri. These volunteers alerted Kolhapur Sub-Colle

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