Patna: Altogether 22 labourers hailing from
Bihar's Rohtas district held captive in a textile mill at
Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu for three days have been released, a
senior government official said here on Saturday.
"The 22 labourers were freed from captivity last night
after we complained to the Tamil Nadu government officials and
Coimbatore's District Magistrate," Principal Secretary (Home)
Amir Subhani said.
All the labourers are safe and have boarded a train to
Bihar today, he said adding eight muscle man of Shri Ram Gokul
Textiles Private Limited have been arrested.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had ordered the
principal secretary to look into the matter.
According to a complaint lodged by the villagers with
Rohtas District Magistrate Anupam Kumar, the youths were
allegedly assaulted with iron rods and held captive in a room
without food and water for three days by the mill owner, who
did not want to pay compensation to an injured employee.
The matter came to light after one of the labourers
managed to escape and informed his family about the incident.
Bureau Report
First Published: Saturday, September 26, 2009, 23:28