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Twelve laborers from Madhya Pradesh, held captive in a coffee plantation in Karnataka after their contractor fled with an advance payment, have been rescued by Madhya Pradesh police. The contractor, Afsar Ali, has been arrested and remanded in judicial custody. The laborers were found to be working in conditions similar to bonded labor, and investigations are ongoing to locate more individuals in a similar situation.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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