Pratapgarh, Dec. 27 -- Rajasthan Police's Pratapgarh District Police conducted Operation Vishwas, rescuing 53 tribal labourers, including 13 women and 40 men, held captive in Solapur, Maharashtra.

Pratapgarh Superintendent of Police, B Aditya, exposed the conspiracy of bonded labourers and human trafficking in Maharashtra in a late-night press conference on Friday, adding that a case has been registered.

"In a large and sensitive operation, Vishwas, 53 tribal labourers of the district (13 women and 40 men) held hostage in the Sholapur district of Maharashtra, have been safely rescued and brought to Pratapgarh," SP informed.

He further exposed the harsh reality of bonded labour in which tribal labourers from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were...