About 28 youngsters, including 12 minors, were rescued by Mumbai Police from the clutches of a self-styled god-man who held them captive in a bungalow in Mumbai's Kandivali area. The god-man would apparently torture the youngsters physically and mentally by forcing them into performing rituals. About the incident police inspector at the Samta Nagar Police Station, Sunaina Nate told the media, "One of the children managed to inform his kin about the exploitation he was subjected to. The kin immediately informed police about the matter." Once they received the information, a team from the Samta Nagar Police Station raided the area and rescued 28 youths, including 12 minors, most of whom were hailing from Uttar Pradesh. They were apparently being subjected to exploitation in the name of religious rituals. When asked about the progress of the case, inspector Nate said, "Two people- Bhagwandas Tiwari and Devendra Manoj Dube - have been arrested in this connection and further investigation into the case is on."