Missing boy returns home on foot after escaping torture in jeans factory
The boy, Sheikh Samsad, walked for two days from Kishanganj station in Bihar, according to a family member. Police said his health condition was fine.
On June 3, a video went viral on social media showing the boy being hanged upside down, with his hands and feet tied, and administered electric shocks in the factory. Two days later, the factory owner, Shahenshah, was arrested in Mumbai. However, there was no trace of the boy.
His family members lodged a police complaint and alleged that he was tortured for asking for his wage before Eid. After the boy's return, cops took him to the police station for questioning.
He had worked in the factory for one and a half months.
Upon reaching home, Samsad told his family members that he had escaped through the factory's bathroom window. After hiding in the Maheshtala area for a few days, he reached Akra station, from where he took a train to Sealdah. "He spent a few days in Sealdah. From there, he took a train to Kishanganj on Monday night. From there, he walked for two days and reached Islampur Bypass at 4pm on Wednesday. A toto driver, Momit Sheikh, who recognised him from the video, took him home.
He is fine at present," said Samsad's brother Sheikh Amirul.
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