Moradabad (UP), Feb 11: Seventy people, including 34 children, working as bonded labourers in a brick kiln in Sambhal town near here were today rescued by police. Three employees of the brick kiln were arrested and efforts were on to nab the owners, police said.
The labourers, who belonged to Chahatisgarh, were kept in duress and forced to work as bonded labourers, they said.
The police action followed a complain lodged by an NGO 'Bachpan Bachao Andolan'.
Police said arrangements were being made to send them home. Bureau Report