AJMER: The anti-human trafficking wing of police on Wednesday rescued eight minors brought from West Bengal as a bonded labour, from a rented house near Madara in Longiya Mohalla of Dargah Bazaar. Police have arrested and registered a case against two accused for human trafficking The police team wing got a tip-off that children aged 8 to 14 years, were brought from West Bengal and were lodged at a rented house in Longiya Mohalla. The children were made to work for 14 to 16 hours per day. Govind Sharma of the anti-human trafficking wing said that on getting the information, a team along with that of Ganj police station, reached the said house and found the eight children in a precarious condition. During investigation, it was revealed that the children belonged to West Bengal and were brought to Ajmer about three months ago.The children said that both the accused Ratimbul and Rahamat, promised to pay Rs two to three thousand per month to their parents, along with food and shelter for them and thus brought them to Ajmer. Police arrested Ratimbul and Rahamat, both resident of West Bengal. The children told the police they were not getting proper food as well as not getting enough sleep or rest, and that the accused compelled them to work for more hours a day. Sharma said that Aara Tari, the work the children were made to do, is a fine weaving work, for which the craftsmen have to focus intensively on the work over long hours and that it takes very long to weave a small part of cloth and therefore, the cloth sells at high cost.

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