SEREMBAN, June 13 — Police have rescued a 14-year-old disabled boy who was a victim of forced labour in Kuala Pilah.
Kuala Pilah police chief Supt Amran Mohd Gani said a CID team from the district also arrested two men in connection with the case.
One of the suspects was guarding the child while he was collecting scrap materials at a house at 5.30pm yesterday, he said in a statement today.
“Based on further intelligence, police nabbed the second suspect, the individual employing the boy. The boy has been rescued and taken to a health clinic for examination,” he added.
The suspects, aged 23 and 27, have been remanded for seven days beginning today while the victim has been placed at a shelter.
He said the case is being investigated under Section 14 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 (Atipsom). — Bernama