Baloda Bazar district administration efforts paid dividend as 62 labourers of the district were rescued from a brick-kiln owner from Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur.
District Collector Kartikeya Goyal took cognizance over the matter after family members of labourers approached him and sought his help.
A team of district administration officials was immediately rushed to Shahjahanpur and they rescued 62 bonded labourers of the district who were held hostage by a brick-kiln manufacturer, officials informed. The labourers included 17 male 17 female and 28 minors.
The labourers returned back on Saturday night and the District Collector Goyal handed them over to their respective families.
According to information when a complaint was lodged by family members of the labourers, the Collector immediately formed a team and sent it to Shahjahanpur.
The team met the Shahjahanpur District Collector and Superintendent of Police, and apprised them about the matter while handing over letter of Baloda Bazar Collector.
The joint team of Baloda Bazar and Shahjahanpur approached the location about which information was given by relatives of the affected. They rescued the bonded labourers from brick-kiln owner.