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The village is 15km away from the district headquarters.“All the bonded labourers from two separate families were found working under harrowing conditions in the brick kilns. The two families had been working there for two and four years. All the rescued workers were given release certificates and steps are on to send them to their native villages,” he said.According to a senior police officer, based on a complaint filed by Kaniyambadi VAO Suresh, police have booked a case and are searching for owners of the kilns. VELLORE: The Vellore district administration, in collaboration with an NGO, on Wednesday rescued two Irula families — two couples and their children— kept as bonded labourers in two brick kilns According to Christie Swamickan, field communication officer at International Justice Machine (IJM), a team of officials led by Vellore sub-collector Meghraj and organisers of IJM rushed to Kaniyambadi following information from local sources. They were not allowed any leave or rest..