Jharkhand Police rescue 1000, nab 3 human traffickers

Ranchi: Jharkhand Police busted a human trafficking racket in the state on Thursday and rescued more than a thousand tribal labourers. These labourers were being taken to Tripura to work in brick kilns and factories there. Three accused in the trafficking are now in police custody.

NGO Diya Sewa Sansthan contacted police after receiving inputs about a human trafficking gang. Planning the raid along with Jharkhand Police, the NGO reached a bus station where all the workers had gathered to be taken to railway station. Police and NGO workers jointly managed to rescue around 1000 workers and nab three accused.

Member of Diya  Sewa Sansthan Vaidyanath told Bhaskar News that the workers had been brought from Gumla, Lohardagga, Simdega, Latehar and other villages across the state. The workers belong t5o all age groups from kids to elderly people.


The workers are currently kept in Birsa Munda Football Stadium. The workers, meanwhile, told police that they would be given a measly Rs. 50 for every 1000 bricks they would make.
Police have nabbed the accused and are investigating the matter.
 daily.bhaskar.com