Odisha contractor chops off hands of two laborers
PVCHR filed cases in NHRC. After continuous follows up and advocacy,NHRC provided follows final direction:
Name of the Complainant: LENIN RAGHUVANSHI, GENERAL
SECRETARY, PVCHR
Name of the Victims: NILAMBARA DHANGDA MAJHI &
PIALU DHANGADA MAJHI
Address: JAIPATNA AREA, KALAHANDI, ODISHA
According to the complainant
right hands of two migrant workers from Odisha had been cut off by the Labour Contractor
and his accomplice because they refused to be taken to Raipur instead of
Hyderabad. As per the media report, they have been undergoing treatment in the
Government Hospital at Bhabanipatna in district Kalahandi, and the police is
trying to locate the suspects. All the cases relate to the same subject. Hence
the cases were clubbed together. 4584/18/2/2013 is the leading case. Pursuant
to the directions of the Commission, the S.P., Kalahandi intimated the
Commission that in this connection crime no. 241 dated 16.12.2013 was
registered at Jaipatna PS u/s 342, 323, 326, 307, 387, 506, 294, 120B, 34 IPC
r/w Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989 , and all seven
accused were arrested. After completion of investigation, charge sheet was
submitted in the Court. Proceedings under the Migrant Worker's Act and Bonded
Labour System (Abolition) Act were also initiated. As per the reports of the
Collector, both the victims have been provided Rs.2.00 lakhs each from the
Chief Ministers' Relief funds and Rs.3,75,000/- has been deposited in the
accounts of each victim under the SC/ST (PoA) Act as compensation. Rs.1,25000/-
each will be paid after conclusion of the trial. Rs. 3 lakh was paid to the
victim from the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation. Proof of payments has been enclosed.
The Collector further submitted that free medical aid was provided to the
victim and other rehabilitation measures were also taken by the District
Administration. During enquiry it was revealed that the victims are not bonded labourers
and they are migrant workers who had gone to Andhra Pradesh for better wage
earning. The complainant in his letter dated 29.11.2014 informed that 12 bonded
labourers were got released and action had been taken against the accused
persons Parbesh @ Parmedundi and nine others. There were children in the
released bonded labourers. No monetary relief has been paid to them for their
rehabilitation. The complainant requested the Commission to look into his
aspect and direct the State Government to take remedial measures in this
regard. The Addl. Secretary, Home Department, Government of Odisha, in his
earlier report made it clear that the victims and their companions who escaped
are migrant labourers and they are not bonded labourers. Therefore, they are not
entitled for any benefit under the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act. The
Commission has perused and considered the material placed on record. Police
registered a case and charge sheet was submitted in the Court. All the accused
were arrested and remanded to judicial custody. The victims were properly
rehabilitated and compensation was also paid to them. Since the required action
has been taken by the authorities, no further intervention of the Commission is
required in the matter. The case is hereby closed. Inform the complainants
accordingly. LINK CASES-4685/18/2/2013, 4956/18/6/2013,
4955/18/6/2013,4953/18/6/2013,4952/18/6/2013, 66/18/6/2014,
537/18/6/2014,949/18/2/2014, 2843/18/6/2014, 2849/18/6/2014,52/18/2/2014
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Complain:
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From: PVCHR Communication
<cfr.pvchr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Dec 17, 2013, 3:05 PM
Subject: Odisha contractor chops off migrant
labourers’ hands
To: covdnhrc <covdnhrc@nic.in>,
jrlawnhrc <jrlawnhrc@hub.nic.in>
Cc: Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi
<lenin@pvchr.asia>
To,
The Chairperson
National Human Rights Commission
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
I want to bring in your kind attention towards the
news published in The Hindu on 17th December, 2013
Odisha Police have launched a manhunt to nab a
labour contractor and his four henchmen who allegedly chopped off the hands of
two migrant workers two days ago, a police official said on Tuesday.
The brutal crime took place on a roadside in
Bolangir district on Sunday night. However, it came to light only after the
victims reached the government hospital at Bhabanipatna in neighbouring
Kalahandi disrtrict, about 420 km from Bhubaneswar the next day.
Police said a local labour contractor paid about
Rs.14,000 in advance each to 12 workers from Jaipatna area of Kalahandi
district about a fortnight ago for some labour work in Hyderabad, Andhra
Pradesh.
But instead of taking them to the promised
destination, the workers were being taken to Raipur to work at a brick kiln.
The workers refused to work in Raipur and ten of the 12 workers fled, according
to police.
Angry at the escape of the workers, the contractor
and his henchmen allegedly tried to bring the remaining two workers in a
vehicle to their respective homes in Kalahandi district to recover the money
given as advance. On their way, the contractor and his henchmen consumed liquor
and chopped off the right hands of the two workers, police said.
The victims were identified as Nilambara Dhangda
Majhi, 35, and Pialu Dhangada Majhi, 30.
District Superintendent of Police Sarthak Sarangi
told IANS: “We have formed two teams and raided the houses of the suspects.
Many of the workers have also not yet returned to their homes. Search is on to
locate them.”
Odisha’s western districts of Kalahandi, Koraput
and Bolangir are considered to be some of the economically most backward areas
in the country. Every year, thousands of residents migrate in search of jobs.
Therefore, it is a kind request please take
appropriate earliest.
Thanking You
Sincerely Yours
Lenin Raghuvasnshi
Secretary General
PVCHR
Mo: 09935599333
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