Five Odisha migrants rescued from Andhra Pradesh brick kiln

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Five migrant labourers from Odisha's Sundargarh district returned to their village on Saturday after Andhra Pradesh police rescued them from confinement in a brick kiln in Vizianagaram. Odisha had requested Andhra Pradesh government to help rescue five migrant workers who were reportedly kept hostage by a brick kiln operator in Vizianagaram. Concerns were raised over the fate of the workers as another five workers, who had earlier escaped from the brick kiln, narrated the tale of how they were subjected to extreme torture.