Six labourers, including four women along with their two infants, belonging to Balangir district were rescued by the district labour office from a brick kiln unit in Baliapal on Friday night. They were sent to their native place on Satrurday.
As many as nine labourers were brought to this place by middleman Sujay Giri, a school teacher who is a native of Nikhira village under Baliapal block.
While three of them escaped to their native place after being tortured mentally and physically by their employers, they expressed their agonies and plights of others to the Collector, Balangir, during grievance hearing.
The Balangir Collector soon directed his labour officer to look into the matter and the labour office in Baleswar was contacted for necessary action. After raids, Giri absconded.
The rescued were identified as Jayshree Nag, Rebati Barik, Kumuduni Kumar, Ahalya Suna, Joso Deep, Baldev Nag, Badajhankar Palli of Patnagarh.
“The kiln belongs to Somya Charkraborty and Amit Pattnaik . They are absconding. Prosecution would be issued against them,” said DlO Benudhar Jena in Baleswar.