ISLAMABAD, May 24: A bailiff of the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench on Friday recovered 32 bonded labourers from a brick kiln in the vicinity of the federal capital.

The kidneys of five of the labourers have been sold by their captors.

Allah Ditta had filed a petition in the LHC, Rawalpindi Bench, through Advocate Raja Ishtiaq.

The bailiff, Malik Tariq of the LHC, on the order of Justice Mian Jehangir visited the brick kiln of Chaudhry Ghani in Tarlai Kalan, Islamabad and recovered the 32 bonded labourers.

It was also revealed to the court that the accused brick kiln owner has admitted five bonded labourers to different hospitals of the twin cities of Rawalpindi-Islamabad and one kidney of each was taken out for transplanting to some rich people.

The payment was allegedly received by the Brick Kiln owner.

Justice Jehangir ordered release of the recovered persons and directed the district and sessions judge, Islamabad, to hold an inquiry as to who was responsible for the selling of kidneys and consider the option of initiating criminal proceedings if the owner of the brick kiln was responsible for that.

Those who were released on Friday are Khalid, Abid, Abbas, Akram, Nasreen, Shahmim, Zarin, Nadia, Sughra, Sultan, Nadeem, Saleem, Aslam, Rukhsana, Ferozan, Janat, Ayesha, Asghar, Ashraf, Azeem, Fatima, Arshad, Latif, Safia, Akram, Jan Mohammad, Sahib, Falak Sher, Uzma, Nazima, Mir Jan and Saima.

The persons whose kidneys were taken out are Yaqoob, Sabiha Bibi, wife of Yaqoob, Nasreen, wife of Asghar, Mohammad Ashraf, son of Sultan, and Fatima, wife of Azmat.