Three children among seven persons rescued from brick kiln near Arakkonam

Key points

• Three children aged between 13 and 17 years were among seven persons from the Irular community who were rescued from a brick kiln in Minnal village near Arakkonam town in Ranipet on Thursday.
• Revenue officials said that the rescued tribals were residents of Irular Colony near Arakkonam and Sriperumbudur town.
• The families of rescued tribals, including three boys, were paid an advance of ₹20,000 and ₹30,000 each by an agent before the boys were brought to work at the brick kiln.
• Officials said that the brick kiln belongs to K.
• Palani, a local resident.