Kathmandu, March 20 Twenty-three Indian nationals have been rescued from a brick kiln in Nepal's Madhesh province, police said on Friday.
The Human Rights Commission, Madhesh Province office, rescued the Indian nationals from Assam from the Baba Dharmaraj Brick Kiln in Dakneshwori Municipality-9, the police said.
The commission investigated the kiln following a complaint registered online regarding forced labor and exploitation, police quoted Chief of Human Rights Commission Madhesh Province, Buddha Narayan Sahani, as saying.
The commission's team rescued the Indian laborers in collaboration with the district police.
Of the 23 rescued, 12 are female, seven are male, and four are children.
According to the Human Rights Commission, Madhesh Province, the Indian workers will be handed over to their families, and legal action will be taken against the brick kiln owner after completing all legal formalities.