More than 150 labourers trafficked from Balangir and Nuapada districts were rescued from two brick kilns in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Police also detained four persons in this connection.
The rescue operation followed simultaneous raids conducted by the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in Bylakere, Yelahanka and Bengaluru Urban North Sub-Division. Sridevi, a rescued labourer, said her family of three were being given rice gruel as food. “We had to suppress our hunger with just two meals a day, lunch and dinner.”
Initial reports said the brick kilns are run by two brothers.
The rescued labourers are likely to reach Odisha on Thursday.