In a surprising turn of events, Bhim Singh, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, was reunited with his family nearly 30 years after being abducted and forced into bonded labour for several years.

Fate works in strange ways—what else could possibly connect a kidnapping in Noida in 1993 to a businessman’s impulsive decision last week to rescue a bonded labourer in remote Jaisalmer?

Bhim Singh was abducted in 1993 while coming home from school with his sister. Over three decades later, he turned up in Ghaziabad. Bhim Singh turned up at a police station in Ghaziabad on ...