MIRPURKHAS: Nine women and children were set free on an order of the Mirpurkhas District and Sessions Court on Saturday on an application filed by a bonded labourer, Baboo Chand Oad.

The applicant had informed the court that his nine family members and relatives had been held in bonded labour at a brick kiln near Malook Pahore village within the limits of Sindhri taluka.

He stated that they had been forced into labour without any wages and denied any medical or other facilities as per the relevant laws. He prayed for an early recovery of his relatives.

The Phuladyoon police, on an earlier order of the court, had carried out a raid on the specified place and recovered the nine persons. They were produced in the court on Thursday and their statements were recorded the next day.

After completing the legal formalities, they were set free.

Published in Dawn, March 27th, 2022