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@theprobe.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 8:40 AM

A brother's 16-year search freed 72 from bonded labour in Maharashtra. A year on, the accused are on bail, and survivors still await compensation.

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Brother's 16-Year Search Freed 72 From Bonded Labour. Accused on Bail, Survivors Unpaid
Trigger warning: Mention of injury and trauma

For 16 years, Govind* had every reason to believe his sister was dead. But a stubborn voice in his head refused to accept it.

Soon after her wedding, he recalls, she left their village in Mokhada, Palghar, with her husband in search of work. The family never heard from her again.

Sixteen years is a long time to hold on to hope. Govind held on anyway. In May last year, that hope led him to a stone-cutting site in Sangamner, where he found his sister sitting on a pile of dirt. He lifted her in his arms and walked her out. That day, 72 people were freed from bonded labour in one of the largest rescues Maharashtra has seen in recent years.

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