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| Factory raid: Man found in chains |
| 2015-10-08 |
| [DAWN] ISLAMABAD: A man was found chained in a factory during a raid conducted by a magistrate and police on Tuesday. Five factory workers were also incarcerated Into the paddy wagon wit' yez! and shifted to Industrial Area cop shoppe for detaining the man for two weeks and a case has been registered. Earlier, the Islamabad deputy commissioner received a complaint that a labourer had been kept in illegal confinement in a steel mill. He asked magistrate Saddar to look into the issue and try to get the labourer released. The magistrate, accompanied by Industrial Area police, raided the factory and found the man chained to a charpoy within the factory premises. The magistrate questioned other labourers who said the man was chained by the factory owner for alleged theft. "He was in terrible condition. His hair had been cut strangely to insult him," they said, and added that the man's leg was also injured. Further questioning revealed that the man were tossed into the calaboose since September 23, after he allegedly stole braze weighing 5kg, worth Rs1,500, from the factory. During the inquiry, the victim confessed to the theft. Police said a man approached the raiding team and identified himself as the owner, but later denied ownership and said the factory was owned by his uncle. |
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