" Nearly 30 Nepalese men rescued from forced labor in India: Nepal government", 27 July 2024

The Nepalese government has rescued 28 of its citizens from forced labour in India, said the country's Ministry for Women, Children and Senior Citizens.

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The group of men aged between 24 years to 60 years were rescued from India’s Jammu and Kashmir, where they were forced to work in unsafe conditions, the ministry said in a statement.

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Lured by promises of high-paying road construction jobs, seven men from Dhanusha and 21 from Siraha were taken to Kashmir five months ago

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The agents gave Rs 7,000 ($83.59) as advance payment to the Nepali workers to win their trust, said ‘Keen India’ President Nabin Joshi.

Senior Superintendent of Police Uma Prasad Chaturvedi stated that they are collaborating with Kashmir police to apprehend and prosecute the suspects involved in the case.