Seven Irular families rescued from brick kiln in Arani

Key points

• Seven families of the Irular tribal community, including women and children, were rescued from a brick kiln in Arani town in Tiruvannamalai.
• Revenue officials said 19 persons were rescued from the brick kiln.
• Of them, three families belong to Tiruvannamalai, two families come from Villupuram, and one family belongs to Ranipet district.
• “Based on an alert, we conducted searches in the brick kiln where we found the families who have been working there for the past few years,” said a revenue officer.
• Initial inquiry revealed that the brick kiln belongs to M.