Overview
- Police arrested Anil in Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, and a court sent him to Jhajjar district jail after his production on Friday.
- According to the FIR, he forced a 15-year-old from Bihar to work at a dairy where the boy’s hand was severed in a fodder-cutting machine.
- A Special Investigation Team led by Railways SP Nikita Gahlot conducted a months-long search across more than 200 villages using cyber tools and ground intelligence.
- Because the traumatised victim could not initially provide clear details, investigators corroborated the suspect’s identity through education board and gram panchayat records.
- The National Human Rights Commission directed that the child’s statement be re-recorded under expert supervision, and police proceeded under the Child Labour Act and other laws after the case surfaced in August.