With the assistance of an investigation team sent by the NHRC, the Sub Divisional Magistrate of District Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh recently identified 25 bonded labourers at Raja Brick Kiln, Jhajhar Road in the area. They were from district Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh. Incidentally twice on earlier occasions, the district administration, on the basis of an inquiry by the two officers from the office of the Labour Commissioner, had given a clean chit to the Brick Kiln owner in the matter. However, the investigations by NHRC finally located the two complainants Bhagwan Das and Kartar Singh along with their families confirming their status as bonded labourers in the premises of the Brick Kiln company. They included 13 adults and 12 children. The identified bonded labourers were sent to their home town in district Aligarh after SDM office of district Gautam Budh Nagar issued their release certificates. The District Magistrate of Aligarh assured that the administration will take action to rehabilitate them.