India, Dec. 6 -- At least 12 labourers from Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district are reportedly stranded in Kyrgyzstan, with families alleging that the men are being tortured and "treated worse than animals" abroad.

The district administration sent a detailed report to the Uttar Pradesh Home Department regarding the stranded labourers on Friday.

District magistrate (DM) Gyanendra Singh said the report was prepared after the Home Department sought factual details and directed the Superintendent of Police to conduct a probe.

The workers have been identified as Ravi Kumar, Ajay, Chandrapal, Santram, Rohit, Ramesh, Harswaroop, Shyamcharan, Sanjeev, Prempal, Ramasare and Harishankar.

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