Tamil Nadu and Bihar officials have warned against spreading rumours about attacks on migrant workers from Bihar in the southern state, which has led to panic among the workers and even heated scenes in the Bihar assembly.
Videos depicting attack on Bihar migrant workers in Tamil Nadu are false, state Director General of Police C. Sylendra Babu said on Thursday, adding that police would take immediate action against those who were spreading such .
Tamil Nadu State Women s Commission Chairman AS Kumari and District Collector C Palani conducted an enquiry with the women who were rescued from the Vikravandi Anbu Jyoti Ashram in Villupuram district.
According to a release here, following information that the man-Surendra- was attempting to sell antique idols including those of Lord Nataraj, Goddesses Amman and Parvathi, Nandhi, Buddha and Lord Ganesha, the DGP, Idol Wing, K Jayanth Murali, along with Inspector General of Police, Idol Wing, Dhinakaran and Superintendent of Police Ravi, immediately devised a plan to disguise the staff of the wing as prominent idol collectors and approach the broker.