Patna, April 8 -- Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), April 8: Following a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Aligarh district administration has rescued 127 bonded labourers from a brick kiln located in the Bansali village.

The rescued persons included 67 children.

All the rescued persons have been sent home to Bihar's Nawada.

According to reports, one of the labourers, last month, had lodged an FIR for alleged sexual assault of a minor girl by the brick kiln owner's relative.

Though the suspect was arrested and remanded to judicial custody, the labourers said they wanted to return to their homes as they said they were being abused and felt unsafe.

Circle officer, Iglas, Mohsin Khan, confirmed the sexual assault in...