Humanity was put on deathbed when an imitation jeweller in Rajkot was allegedly forcing children and adults to work for more than 10 hours a day. The business owner who hails from Gujarat also assaulted and abused the children and adults working for him. Sixteen children and five adults have been rescued from two makeshift imitation jewellery units in Gujarat's Rajkot.

As reported by PTI, the victims who were assaulted and forced to work are from West Bengal. It has also come to light that the unit's owner used to thrash the children if they failed to complete the work or refused to obey him, the police said on Sunday.

The accused, who has been identified as Ajitmaula Ajmatmaula, hails from West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district. The police, while addressing the media, said that Ajitmaula Ajmatmaula had been arrested following the rescue operation in the early hours of June 6.