40 'mentally challenged' found chained near MP shrine, saved
27 Jun 2017 12:32 AM IST
In a shocking incident, as many as 40 'mentally-ill' persons were found chained and detained in various hotels and lodges in the vicinity of Hussain Tekri shrine near Jaora town in the district, following which they were rescued by police.
"We rescued about 40 persons, who were chained, during a search operation conducted in Hussain Tekri area yesterday after we received complaints in this regard. We arrested Mohammed Saeed Akhtar, owner of Vasi Lodge, from where about a dozen persons were rescued," Jaora City Superintendent of Police (CSP) Deepak Shukla said on Monday.
He said Akhtar had kept around a dozen people chained at his lodge and was allegedly fleecing their family members.
Shukla said after rescuing 12 persons from Akhtar's lodge, police traced another 28 persons, who were found in the similar condition in various lodges in the area.
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