Berhampur: Two persons, including a man from Tamil Nadu, have been arrested by Odisha Police for allegedly exploiting three migrant workers from Ganjam district after trafficking them.
The accused were identified as Khirod Tandi (28) of Palnagar in Balangir district, currently residing at Mangalam in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur district, and Karthi (24) of Nagaratham in Tamil Nadu.
Police said the two were arrested from Karumathampatti in Coimbatore after the victims were rescued. They were brought to Berhampur on remand and produced before the judicial magistrate first class court in Digapahandi, according to Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M.
Investigation showed that the accused lured the migrant labourers from a railway station in Tamil Nadu with promises of higher wages, but exploited them by denying adequate food and wages and confining them in a room in Tiruppur district, police said, adding that the accused also allegedly assaulted the workers.
The victims were identified as B Budu Reddy (32), B Purna Reddy (30) and S Dhoba Reddy (31), all residents of Laxmi Narayanpur under Digaphandi block. They were rescued by a police team of Digapahandi with the help of Tamil Nadu Police from Nagapattinam on February 11.
