Minor held captive in Karnataka brick kiln July 22, 2011 10:06:32 PM

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Minor held captive in Karnataka brick kiln
July 22, 2011 10:06:32 PM

SUDHIR MISHRA | Balangir

In a shocking incident, which has come to light a girl child of Khaprakhol in the district is being held captive in the brick kilns of Karnataka. She had migrated there along with her parents in January.

Reports said Kuni Bariha (10), along with her parents Haridas Bariha and Jayanti Bariha of Nandupala in Khaprakhol block had migrated to the brick kilns of Karnataka through a sardar( middleman) of Phulkimunda village Balraam, without taking any advance.

Later, they along with other families were taken to Bengaluru station and then to a brick kilns at Sulipuli.

As there was no work in that brick kiln these family member migrated to another brick kiln nearby Bethkanala. As this matter came to the notice of owner of the first brick kiln Sobha madam she brought them back and rebuked them and told them to go home but detained the daughter. After return to Nandupalla, Jayanti narrated the incident before the Khaprakhol police.

“My daughter Kuni has been detained there. With no options left we returned to our village,” informed Jayanti further. However, IIC of Kharpol PS N Kiro said “We are yet to get a formal complaint from the parents of that detained girl.” When contacted, District Labour Officer(DLO) PK Bhoi said “I am yet to get a formal complaint.” The matter has been taken up with International Justice Mission Bangalore, to trace and rescue the girl informed a NGO activist Sanjaya Mishra.

Ironically, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is going to hold a two-day session on child rights and protection in Bhubaneswar soon, rather than in any place of Western Orissa and KBK region from where large numbers of child migration and violation of their rights, opined the intellectuals.