TORTURED BALANGIR KID’S HEALTH DETERIORATING
Tuesday, 11 November 2014 | PNS |
BALANGIR | in Bhubaneswar
The health
condition of bonded child labour Sushant Kumbhar (13), who was subjected to
physical torture and whose hand was crushed by his brick kiln employer in
Karnataka recently because he refused to work in his factory, is fast
deteriorating.
The injured and subsequent operated
hand of the victim, who is a resident of Kadalimunda village in Patnagarh
block, has worsened further as the injured place has become septic and fingers
are not working properly. “The parts of the operated hand have become
swollen with pus. The fingers are not working properly. Unless immediate
medical attentio is provided, Sushant’s hand might not work normally,” said
social activist Dayasagar.
Interestingly, though the victim was
released as a bonded labour from Gulbarg in Karnataka, he is yet to receive the
livelihood assistance under the Bonded Labour (System) Abolitions Act of 1976.
“I have filed a case in the NHRC urging it to order the State to provide free
medical care to the child and also interim relief of Rs5 lakh for the
rehabilitation of the family. An impartial enquiry may be initiated to find out
the fact and also to nab the culprits who made him suffer,” said Dilip Das of
Antodaya, Kalahandi.
Noted social activist Vidhya Das,
who visited the victim on October 26, expressed deep concern over the condition
of Sushant. She appealed to people to provide financial assistance to the kid
for his proper medical treatment. The victim along with his parents, Santosh
Kumbhar and Bhanumati Kumbhar, brothers and sisters, was taken to a brick kiln
in Karnatak in December, 2013 through contractor Bhutul Behera of Tikrapada and
Mohan Meher of Baghlabandh village of Patnagarh. They took all the
members of the hapless family to Khanderyanapali area of Sedam police station
in Gulbarga district and employed them in a brick kiln by promising more money.
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