This Article is From Nov 23, 2019

Charges Against Man, Sons For Allegedly Forcing 6 Tribals Into Bonded Labour

The accused would hold back 13-year-old girl while relieving the members of the family from the kiln to visit their village, to ensure they returned, police said.

Charges Against Man, Sons For Allegedly Forcing 6 Tribals Into Bonded Labour

Officials said no arrests have been made in the case and probe was underway.

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A man and his two sons have been charged by Palghar police in Maharashtra for allegedly forcing six tribals, including three children, into bonded labour and making them work in a brick kiln, an official said on Friday.

The victims hail from Mokhada in Jawhar sub-division of Palghar district, the official said.

"Mohan Bhika Dive, his parents and three siblings in the 7-13 age group, were forced to work in a brick kiln in Ulhasnagar by brothers Yogesh and Raju Vayle and their father," said the Mokhada police station official.

He said the accused would hold the 13-year-old girl back when they used to give other members of the family leave from the kiln to visit their native Mokhada village, to ensure they returned.

"We registered a case under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act. We have transferred the case to Ulhasnagar police as it happened in their jurisdiction," he added.

He said no arrests have been made in the case and probe was underway.

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