28 peasants recovered from private prison

BADIN: The police conducted a raid in Badin and recovered 28 peasants, including eleven children and thirteen women from alleged illegal captivity of a local landlord, Geo News reported Monday.

According to police, a raid was conducted on the directives of District and Session Judge Badin Badin that resulted in the recovery of 28 peasants, including 13 women and 11 children.

Police told that members of the affected family filed an application stating that the landlord has imprisoned them near Gulab Leghari in his alleged private jail and using them as forced labour. The prisoners told that they were not paid for their work as well.

The District and Session Judge Badin ordered Gulab Leghari police to conduct a raid and recover the peasants.

The freed peasants would be produced in the court today (Monday), the police said.