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Farmers freed from private jail appear in court
KHAIRPUR (April 15 2004): Ranipur police produced
the 33 farmers in the court of District and
Sessions Judge Khairpur on Wednesday.
The farmers stated before the judge that local
Zamindar Abdul Fatah Bhugio had made them hostage
for the last three years and was getting forced
labour from them. They stated that the Judicial
Magistrate at Ranipur conducted a raid last night
and got them released. Getting their statements,
the Sessions Judge Khairpur ordered Ranipur police
to arrange sending them to their native places.
According to details of the case, Zamindar Abdul
Fatah Bhugio also produced proof before the court
that the villagers were his borrowers and had not
paid the money they had taken from him. The judge
rejected his plea.
Meanwhile, the people released from the private
jail Satram, Mai Pathani, Maana Imran and others
told The News that the Zamindar got forced labour
from them in the day and kept them in the night in
dark room. One of the prisoners Satram said that
he got the advantage of escaping from the
captivity and had contacted the Human Rights
Commission of Pakistan, which referred the case to
the Human Rights judge of Khairpur.
The News International, Pakistan |
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Pakissan.com; Advisory Point
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