At least 43 dalit
people including 18 children have been rescued from the Medhak district in Andhraprdesh
by Social worker Umi Daniel and his team yesterday on 28th August
2012. They had been kept in bondage in a worksite for several years.
Out of the
captives, the family in the picture had been kept under bondage for past 22
years. During these years, they had been allowed to visit their native village
Turekela in Bolangir district of Odisha, only for once, while his family members were kept
back by the landlord.
Four people
were working for the landlord there in his farm and brick kiln with a minimal salary of Rs. 2000
per month. R. Prakash, SP of Bolangir and Avinash Mohanty, SP of Medhak
district, AP had extended their best assistance in rescuing these poor and
helpless people. Criminal cases have already been instituted against the
landlord in this connection.
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