Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought action taken reports from the respective authorities of Odisha and Telangana in the case of a brick kiln owner allegedly taking a minor girl from Odisha hostage in Satnagar in Telangana.
According to a complaint filed by human rights activist and lawyer Anup Kumar Patro with the NHRC regarding the matter, one Kahanu Mallik along with his wife, two daughters and a son had gone to work at a brick factory in Satnagar in Telangana.
While working in the factory, Kahanu fell sick and was sent back along with wife, one daughter and the son back to their village by the factory owner, but another daughter was kept hostage on the pretext that she will be released when Rs 50,000 out of an advance of Rs 80,000 is returned.
In the meantime, the family sold their land in the village to free their daughter while the father, who was sick, died due to lack of proper treatment.
Patro filed the complaint taking note of a newspaper report where the ordeal of the family was narrated. The NHRC taking cognizance of the matter sought action taken report from the district magistrate and superintendent of police, Balangir, Odisha and director general of police, Telangana within four weeks. Many migrant workers from Odisha travel to Telangana to work in brick klins there.
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