Kantabanji: Kantbanji police have rescued at least 21 bonded labourers near the Kantabanji railway station of Bolangir district late last night. As per reports, there are 10 children among the rescued labourers.
The rescued workers have been identified as the residents of the Phulkani village under Belapada police station, Khutulumunda under Kantabanji police station and Kumbhari of Muribahal police station.
Reportedly, police rescued the workers near the JMJ school while they were going to the Kantbanji railway station. The rescued labourers have currently been detained at the Kantbanji police station. The police is verifying their documents and if they have the correct documents to go out of the state, then they will be allowed to go.