Ahmedabad, Sept. 6 -- The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has rescued three minor boys, one of whom was kidnapped in 2022 and allegedly forced into child labour, and arrested a contractor and a cattle herder, an official said on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off, police teams conducted a raid in Nadisar village and rescued the missing teen along with two other minors aged 16 and 17, who were also found forced into farming and cattle rearing, the official said.
The two accused have been identified as Dinesh Oad (47), a labour contractor and cattle herder Bharat Bharwad (35), both residents of Nadisar village near Godhra in Panchmahal district, Assistant Commissioner of Police Bharat Patel said.
The case dates back to 2022, when the mother of a 14-year-o...