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Udala, Jan 16: Police have rescued 10 children, aged between 12 and 14 years, of Dangadahi in Badasihgharia panchayat of Mayurbhanj district from Chennai where they were engaged as labourers. The rescued children were identified as Sukant Nayak, Bikash Bagda, Dipak Patra, Jaykumar Patra, Lipu Patra, Jaykrushna Patra, Manas Nayak, Chakradhar Patra, Bhim Khandei and Subash Mahalik.
The children said that they worked at Ambika Bura Compnay at Kuruchi Sitapati Complex in Madras, where the owner tortured them and made them work for 12 to 14 hours without paying their daily wages.
The guardians of the children had earlier lodged a written complaint with the district labour officer about this January 2. The copies of the complaint were also sent to the chief minister, the labour commissioner, the district collector and the superintendent of police.
The state labour commissioner’s office had contacted Tamil Nadu labour commissioner, after which the children were rescued, said the assistant labour officer.
A labour agent of Udala had taken these children to Chennai in April 2014, promising them high wages.