TORTURED BALANGIR KID’S HEALTH DETERIORATING
The health condition of bonded child labour Sushant
Kumbhar (13), who was subjected to physical torture and whose hand was crushed
by his brick kiln employer in Karnataka recently because he refused to work in
his factory, is fast deteriorating.
The injured and
subsequent operated hand of the victim, who is a resident of Kadalimunda
village in Patnagarh block, has worsened further as the injured place has
become septic and fingers are not working properly. “The parts of the
operated hand have become swollen with pus. The fingers are not working
properly. Unless immediate medical attentio is provided, Sushant’s hand
might not work normally,” said social activist Dayasagar.
Interestingly,
though the victim was released as a bonded labour from Gulbarg in Karnataka, he
is yet to receive the livelihood assistance under the Bonded Labour (System)
Abolitions Act of 1976. “I have filed a case in the NHRC urging it to order the
State to provide free medical care to the child and also interim relief of Rs5
lakh for the rehabilitation of the family. An impartial enquiry may be
initiated to find out the fact and also to nab the culprits who made him
suffer,” said Dilip Das of Antodaya, Kalahandi.
Noted social
activist Vidhya Das, who visited the victim on October 26, expressed deep
concern over the condition of Sushant. She appealed to people to provide
financial assistance to the kid for his proper medical treatment. The victim
along with his parents, Santosh Kumbhar and Bhanumati Kumbhar, brothers and
sisters, was taken to a brick kiln in Karnatak in December, 2013 through contractor
Bhutul Behera of Tikrapada and Mohan Meher of Baghlabandh village of
Patnagarh. They took all the members of the hapless family to
Khanderyanapali area of Sedam police station in Gulbarga district and employed
them in a brick kiln by promising more money.
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