The police rescued 13 forced labourers from a private jail of a landlord during a crackdown on Wednesday.
On directives of Lahore High Court (LHC), a judicial bailiff and a heavy contingent of police conducted a raid on the private jail of an influential landlord in Hafizabad.
During action, 13 peasants including five women were rescued who were set free on the directives of the court.
The released persons told they were serving as forced labourers for the last 10 years. “Besides torture and sexual harassment, we were provided substandard and low quantity of food,” the labourers said.
The police registered a case against the landlord, who managed to flee on getting prior information of the raid, and started a search operation.