Jaipur, March 4 -- The two-month-old infant of two Uttar Pradesh-based labourers at a brick kiln in Rajasthan's Udaipur died after the owner allegedly forbade them from taking her to any hospital for treatment. The father of the deceased, Raj Jatav (27), said that he arrives with his parents, wife and two other daughters (8 and 3 years old) at the kiln along with a group of 50 other labourers from UP's Kasganj after Diwali in September last year. "The owner's contractor paid me a Rs 30,000 in advance and took us initially to a different kiln in Jalore where my child Anaya was born in January. A little later, they shifted all of the 50 labourers to this new kiln in UP's Ghasa. Few days after shifting here, my daughter fell sick. I repeatedly requested permission to take her to a hospital, but the owners and other managing staff refused every time," he said. The kiln authority allowed Raj to take her to a local PHC only on February 25 when Anaya's condition seriously deteriorated, he said. "However, the PHC's doctor diagnosed that Anaya has been suffering from pneumonia and asked us to shift to a better hospital immediately. We asked for some money from the management to get her admitted to a private hospital in the city. But they refused again forcing us to return to the kiln and resume work. Meanwhile, Anaya passed away on Saturday," said Raj. After her death, Raj and his wife further requested permission to return to their hometown to perform the last rites, but this was also denied. The child's body was kept for two days and began to decompose when they decided to bury her near the kiln only on Monday. The family was also told they would be allowed to go home afterward, but later they were asked to continue working. When they insisted on leaving, they were allegedly beaten inside the facility. "When the other labourers also demanded to let us go, the owner finally allowed me, my wife, and two children to visit our hometown on Monday evening. We are still at train and will reach this evening. My parents are still working in the kiln," he said. Inspector of Ghasa police station, Surendra Singh, said, "No case has yet been lodged in this matter. We are checking the matter. Necessary action will be taken accordingly."...