4 Gujarat Men Chained, Forced To Dig For Coal, Mine Owner, Aide Arrested: Police

Surendranagar, Gujarat: 

Two labourers, chained by coal mine operators in Gujarat’s Surendranagar, were rescued in the early hours of Monday and two men have been arrested in connection with the case, the police said. Surendranagar is 120 km away from Ahmedabad.

The incident came to light after two labourers managed to escape from the coal mine at night and alerted the police about the two others in captivity, Sub Inspector ZL Odedara said.

Mine owner Vanraj and his partner Allanur Kathat have been arrested under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for wrongful confinement, assault, criminal intimidation and other offences, Mr Odedara said, adding that one of the labourers, Mukesh Rathod, is from the Scheduled Caste.