Overview
- The Pilibhit district administration sent a detailed report to the Uttar Pradesh Home Department on Friday after the department sought a factual account.
- Superintendent of Police Abhishek Yadav said CO City Deepak Chaturvedi has been assigned to investigate based on families’ written complaints against a local firm.
- Relatives report each man paid about ₹2.5 lakh and was sent on a 59‑day visa under misleading contracts arranged by local recruitment agents.
- Families allege the men are being beaten, denied proper food, forced to work in different cities, and prevented from returning, with agents demanding up to ₹2 lakh for their release.
- The workers have sent video appeals pleading for rescue, which officials say are included in the probe, and the families say the 12 left nearly three months ago and have been identified by name.