Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, June 27 : Following a tip off regarding the working of 26 labourers belonging to four families as bonded labour, the district administration under the direction of District Magistrate, Rajouri, Saugat Biswas, got all the labourers released.
The families headed by Bahadur Singh (3 member); Mehboob Khan (9 members), Naveen Kumar (7 members) and Ganesh Ram (7 members) were working for OMC Brick kiln in Bakher near Sunderbani in Sub Division Nowshera, who were being forced to stay back at the kiln in lieu of debt.
Following directions from the District Magistrate, a team led by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate Rajinder Khajuria and Additional SP, Nowshera, sprung into action. Team of executive magistrates headed by tehsildar, Nowshera recorded their statements along with their names and other relevant information, which were verified. Soon after police team headed by SDPO Nowshera was deputed along with SHO Dharamsal to provide night security to the labourers to avoid any physical harm/ exploitation till they get rescued and deported to their native places.
Each family was issued a Bonded Labour Rescue Certificate from the administration facilitating them to get rehabilitated in their State. Railway tickets were arranged and all the 26 members were rescued and deported by road upto Jammu Tawi Railway Station, followed by train upto their respective native places in Chattisgarh. One official from Revenue Department and one police constable accompanied the rescued labourers upto Jammu Tawi Railway Station and further the Railway Protection Force was requested to provide security to the group of laboureres till the respective trains leave the station.
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