Beaten, forced to work up to 18 hours: Seven children from Bihar escape Jaipur bangle factory
Jaipur: In a harrowing case of child labour, seven children from Bihar, allegedly forced to work in inhumane conditions at a bangle factory in Jaipur, escaped late Monday night and were found hiding in a graveyard by local residents, police said.
The children, visibly distressed and frightened, were found on Tuesday morning in the Bhatta Basti area. Locals alerted the police control room, after which officials from the Bhatta Basti police station and members of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) reached the spot to rescue them, as reported by The Indian Express.
The children had reportedly been trafficked from their villages in Bihar two months ago under the false promise of a trip. Instead, they were made to work for 15 to 18 hours a day in exploitative conditions, allegedly receiving just one meal a day and facing physical abuse if they fell ill.
Initially unwilling to speak due to fear, the children later told the police that a man named Samsad Miya had brought them to Jaipur. Police quoted by TIE said that Miya has since been taken into custody and booked under the Juvenile Justice Act.
Police officials mentioned that child labour remains a prevalent issue in Jaipur’s bangle manufacturing sector. Factory owners exploit children for their small, nimble hands suited to intricate glasswork — and for their lower cost, as they can be paid far less than adult workers.
Vivek Sharma, director of Aasra Foundation Jaipur, which offers legal aid to rescued children, revealed that this is not an isolated incident. “Bangle factory owners in Jaipur traffic children from Bihar for a few thousand rupees. Every year, around 4,000 children are brought to the city to work in these factories, but only 20% are rescued,” TIE quoted him as saying.
Sharma described severe abuse faced by many children in captivity. “We have seen cases where children’s feet were cut with blades to prevent them from escaping. Many children had severe spinal injuries due to working for long hours without a break. It is important for the governments of both Rajasthan and Bihar to come up with a solution to this widespread issue,” he added.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
