Ten migrant labourers, including four minors, were rescued from Hyderabad’s Tukuguda area by the Kalahandi police and brought back here on Monday. They were identified as Purander Nihal(60), Indrani Nihal(55),Chaitanya Nihal(30), Hema Nihal(25), Sulachana Nihal(20), Jaggarnath Naik(30),Sasmita Naik(25),Debasis Naik and Duhita from Nuapada and Kalahandi districts.
The victims were allegedly tempted with promises of handsome wage, besides free food and accommodation as they were not getting any work in the Maoist infested area. According to Kalahandi DlO Basanta Mishra, the rescued persons were illegally engaged as bonded labourers in a brick kiln in AP and were regularly beaten up by the employer. A team lead by Bhawanipatna Sadar Police IIC Sibaram Pujari reached at the spot and rescued the victims. IIC Pujari said the victims were forced to work from 8 am in the morning till late night and were never paid.