The police on the directives of Lahore High Court (LHC) conducted a raid and recovered 35 bonded labourers from private jail of brick kiln owner on Wednesday. According to details, Nazir Muhammad had filed a petition in the LHC that 35 people including his family members were in illegal custody of a kiln owner. A bailiff of the court conducted raid at a private jail and rescued 35 bonded labourers including women and children but the kiln owner managed to escape.
The rescued persons told the reporters that they were kept in dire conditions and were surviving on minimal food.