Ahmedabad: Boy abducted from Sola, sold for Rs 10,000 as bonded labourer
Ahmedabad: A boy who went missing from Sola in 2022 was allegedly abducted, sold for Rs 10,000, and forced to work as a bonded labourer for more than four years, police said. He was 14 when abductors took him. His rescue by the city crime branch and Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) helped police save two other minor boys, whose bonded labour allegedly fetched their families Rs 500-1,000 a year. The Sola case dates back to July 13 of 2022, when the boy’s mother approached local police after he went missing. Two men — labour contractor Dinesh Kabildar, 47, and cattle herder Bharat Bharwad, 35 — were arrested. Police said the family had been receiving about Rs 500 a year.
Bharwad and his brother Ranchhod oversaw the children’s bonded labour, according to police. After their rescue, the children said they wanted to return home. The crime branch and AHTU took up the search and, acting on information received during the probe, traced the teenager to Nava Nadisar village in Godhra, Panchmahal. Police found the other minor boys at the same location. The rescued boys came from families dependent on casual labour. One of the children was from Vadodara, and his parent was reportedly unwell. Police reunited the minors with their kin.
Teen Abduction Case: Key Individuals Involved
A senior officer from the crime branch reported that a teenager was working at a construction site near the Sola flyover when he was allegedly spotted by Kabildar. Police believe Kabildar then abducted the boy and sold him to Bharwad for Rs 10,000.