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Rescue of 28 laborers held hostage in India
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28 laborers from Dhanusha and Siraha who were held hostage in Indian Jammu and Kashmir have been rescued. They had reached there for employment.
Assistant Chief District Officer of Dhanusha Bishnu Prasad Bhusal informed that 21 people from Siraha and seven people from Dhanusha were rescued. According to him, those workers were held hostage for five months in Srinagar, Kashmir.
On the initiative of the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens, they were rescued and brought to Nepal with the support of the Nepali Embassy in New Delhi and the coordination of the Kin India organization. They were brought to Nepal on Thursday evening and were handed over to the Human Trafficking Control Committee of both districts. On Friday, a family reunion program was held in Janakpurdham and the family was entrusted.
It is said that they reached India through an intermediary for labor and have not been in contact for five months.
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