38 Indians working as bonded labourers in Nepal brick factory rescued: Police

Updated: Nov 11 2022 8:43PM

Kathmandu, Nov 11 (PTI) At least 38 Indian nationals, including women and children, working as bonded labourers in a brick factory have been rescued by the Nepalese authorities from the country's Rautahat area, police said on Friday.

The rescue operation was conducted on Wednesday after police officers in the district were informed about a group of Indians--20 men and 18 children and women-- hailing from Uttar Pradesh being made to work without their consent in the Aman brick factory located in Paroha Municipality of the district.

Accordingly a police team was deployed from the area police office to rescue all of them.

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