Bhubaneswar Balangir
kid held hostage by Andhra kiln owner
Thursday,
27 December 2012 22:12
PNS
| BALANGIR
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Even
as the Government has been making tall claims of taking numerous steps for
upliftment the poor and vulnerable people, especially children, yet distress
migration has witnessed little abatement in the western and southern parts of
the State.
The
most grueling factor is the migration of kids, deprivation of their childhood
joys, right to education and care, who have to work hard and face exploitation
at the hands of their employers in various hazardous brick kilns in Andhra
Pradesh.
In
a shocking incident, minor Raju Mahanada has been held hostage in a brick kiln
of Andhra Pradesh for incomplete work and failure to remit advance money his
parents had received before going for work.
According
to reports, Padmamahananda of ChoulSukha Village along with her two sons Rajin
and Raju had migrated to brick kilns of Andhra Pradesh by taking advance of
`90,000 from broker Ramesh Seth. The trio worked in a brick kiln in the Andhra
Pradesh for years. However, when they wanted to return home, the brick kiln
owner did not allow them saying that he had not got service worth the advance
money paid to them. After much pleading, he, however, let off Padma and Rajin,
but kept the teen ager Raju with him as mortgage.
According
to reports, Raju has been held in the brick kiln owned by one K Ramesh of
Rajbollaram village under Medhachal police station limits in Ranga Reddy
district of Andhra Pradesh. Returning home, Padma requested advocate Bishnu
Prasad Sharma to get her son released.
“We
filed a petition in the JMFC requesting the police to trace and rescue the
child. Magistrate Sashirekha Mishra directed the Kantabanji police to trace the
child,” informs advocate Sharma.
It
is not an isolated case. Many unfortunate children suffer similar fates which
go unnoticed. The Government should be pro-active to ensure that the children
are not abused and protect them against any exploitation or abandonment. The
district administration should set up a Help Desk to collect the information of
bonded and abandoned children and take steps for their rescue and proper
rehabilitation, says Sharma further.
“The
court order has not been received by the police. On receipt of the order, we
will coordinate with child welfare committee to trace out the missing child,”
says Balangir SP R Praksh.
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