{
  "id": 10894402,
  "title": "12-member U.P. family rescued from alleged bonded labour in Hyderabad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/12-member-u-p-family-rescued-from-alleged-bonded-labour-in-hyderabad",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T08:13:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/12-member-up-family-rescued-from-alleged-bonded-labour-in-hyderabad/article71527303.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A family of 12 migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh was rescued from alleged bonded labour conditions in Hyderabad on Tuesday (September 29, 2026). The workers had arrived in Hyderabad for work nearly a year ago but were threatened, assaulted, and prevented from leaving the construction facility in Bachupally where they were being held. The supervisors were taken into custody and the Miyapur Police have commenced an investigation. Six children aged between three and 10 were among those rescued. The rescued family lived in tin-sheet rooms without ventilation and cooked and defecated inside the rooms, posing a hazardous and unsanitary environment. The workers were promised a daily wage of around ₹1,200 but instead received only around ₹1,000 per family every week, totaling roughly ₹143 a day. They were not allowed to leave the premises together and were subjected to physical and verbal abuse. The rescue was initiated following a complaint by social workers to the Revenue Divisional Officer, Medchal-Malkajgiri district. The workers claimed they had been living and working at the facility since September 2025 and were recruited through a trafficker who promised them work in Hyderabad. Their case is being examined under the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976.",
  "summary": "The family cooked and defecated inside rooms. They were allegedly forced to work seven days a week, faced physical and verbal abuse when unable to work or asked for wages.",
  "key_points": [
    "12-member U.P. family rescued from alleged bonded labour in Hyderabad.",
    "Workers held captive in Bachupally construction facility for nearly a year.",
    "Six children among rescued family in hazardous, unsanitary conditions."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}