A labourer allegedly held captive by a contractor for more than a fortnight over a monetary dispute was rescued by the police here in Maharashtra, an official said. The accused contractor, Kundlik Chavan, was arrested, he said.

Namdev Jadhav (aged around 45), a resident of the neighbouring Buldhana district, was intercepted by some people on December 28 while he was going to his relative's place in Jalna and forcefully taken away in a vehicle, Chandanzira police station's inspector Balasaheb Pawar said on Tuesday.