Over 100 labourers from four Southern States rescued as massive raids continue at Nizamabad brick kilns

A large-scale rescue cognition is nether mode successful Telangana’s Nizamabad territory connected Tuesday (May 19, 2026), aft much than 100 labourers, including children, were rescued from alleged bonded labour conditions astatine a clump of ceramic kilns successful Armoor mandal.

The cognition was carried retired astatine 5 ceramic kilns successful Degam village, besides known arsenic Degaon, wherever workers from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Odisha were being forced to enactment nether exploitative conditions.

Officials identified BTR Brick Kiln arsenic the main tract wherever searches began connected Tuesday (May 19, 2026) afternoon, with raids simultaneously extending to 4 adjoining kilns.

Three peculiar constabulary teams comprising astir 30 unit of assorted ranks from the Armoor part were deployed for the operation. An authoritative associated with the cognition said that betwixt 100 and 150 persons had already been rescued during the searches. Several of those rescued were women and children with disposable signs of malnourishment, the authoritative said.

Preliminary enquiry indicated that the labourers were allegedly kept successful “bondage-like” conditions, with workers not being paid regular wages and alternatively being issued “vouchers” that could lone beryllium utilized to procure indispensable goods. Sources revealed that a labourer from the Tamil radical alleged that helium had been moving astatine the kiln for astir 4 years without receiving immoderate existent wages and that his household survived connected a ₹200 market voucher issued erstwhile a week.

Workers besides alleged regularisation of movement, denial of minimum wages, inability to freely question employment oregon negociate wages, instances of carnal violence, intersexual violence, and intimidation.

The rescue cognition was initiated pursuing a tip-off from relatives of 1 of the labourers, who alerted authorities that respective workers were being confined and exploited astatine the kilns. Based connected the information, constabulary and different departments jointly planned the coordinated raids.

Rescue efforts and inspections are nether mode hint further workers and verify conditions astatine adjacent facilities. The officials are besides successful the process of signaling statements, identifying victims, and assessing the grade of exploitation crossed the 4 adjoining kiln units. Officials said that erstwhile the rescue cognition concludes, a panchanama volition beryllium conducted and transgression cases volition beryllium registered against the owners and those liable for operating the facilities.