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Muktsar, September 4
A farmer of Chak Chibbranwali village here allegedly held a migrant labourer’s wife and two children hostage for six days over settlement of Rs 20,000 debt.
Labourer Raju Singh’s wife Jyoti, and two sons, aged 11 and two years, were released on Friday night on the intervention of the police and Punjab Khet Mazdoor Union. SI Lovemeet Kaur, SHO, Lakhewali police station, said, “In cases of bonded labour, the SDM can conduct an inquiry. We will take action as per the SDM’s report. As of now, the labourer’s family members have returned home. Besides, we have seen the CCTV camera footage at the farmer’s residence,” said the SHO. — TNS
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