27 persons rescued from farm, united with families

Twenty-seven of 30 persons rescued from a potato farm in Punjab’s Kapurthala were reunited with their families in Bihar on Wednesday, an official said.

The 27 victims, including eight children, were taken to Bihar’s Sitamarhi by train, where they reached at 1 a.m. and then taken to their homes. Meanwhile, the authorities said they are yet to locate parents of two boys from Nepal, who were found working at the farm without a guardian.

A 15-year-old girl is also yet to be taken to Bihar as she is undergoing medical tests. Her mother had earlier filed a case under the POCSO against a contractor in Bihar. The victims, including 11 children, were rescued from the farm after Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) activists flagged child labour concerns there.