Owner of Milwaukee-area gas stations charged with forced labor trafficking
According to the indictment, between 2009 and 2011, Harshinder Bhatia, 58, forced and threatened an Indian national woman to work causing her to believe that if she did not perform such labor and services, she would suffer serious harm. The indictment charges that this crime involved aggravated sexual abuse and was furthered by Bhatia possessing the victim’s passport.
Name: Harshinder Bhatia
Country: US
State: WI
Arresting Agencies: 5
Arrested: 1
Rescued: 1
Date of Announcement: October 30, 2017
Arrest End Date: October 30, 2017
Comments: Labor trafficking
Source 1: https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/owner-milwaukee-area-gas-stations-charged-forced-labor-trafficking