49 bonded labourers rescued from gaushala in Tamil Nadu; ₹30,000 relief announced
मुख्य बातें
- •Tiruvallur ke Uthukottai mein gaushala se 49 bonded labourers (8 bacche bhi the) Chhattisgarh ke, chhudaaye gaye.
- •Workers ko ₹400 (mardon) aur ₹300 (auraton) rozana wages ka promise diya gaya, lekin 12 ghante kaam karne par majboor kiya gaya—kuch wages nahi mile, physical abuse bhi hua.
- •Gaushala malik ne pending wages dene se inkaar kiya, dhokebaazi ke case dharne ki dhamaaki di; workers police ke paas bhag gaye.
- •Har rescued labourer ke account mein ₹30,000 relief credit kiya gaya; legal action Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 ke tahat shuru.
Tiruvallur district ke adhikaariyon ne Monday ko Tamil Nadu ke Uthukottai mein ek gaushala se 49 bonded labourers ko chhudaaya—jismein 41 adults aur 8 bacche the. Sabhi workers Chhattisgarh ke the, jinhein rozana ₹400 (mardon ke liye) aur ₹300 (auraton ke liye) ke promise ke saath yahan bheja gaya tha. Lekin unhein forced labour, physical abuse aur medical care se bhi mahroum rakha gaya.
Officials ke according, labourers 5 May ko Gokul Krishna gaushala (Devandavakkam gaaon) mein aaye the aur unhein 12 ghante kaam karne par majboor kiya gaya—lekin koi wages nahi di gayi. Jab unhone apne pending payments maange, to gaushala ke malik ne inkaar kar diya aur dhokebaazi ke case dharne ki dhamaaki di. Workers ne dar ke maare police station mein sharan li.