Migrant Workers Returning Home From Maharashtra Allege Extortion By Police
Migrant workers returning to their native places. A Representative Photo
As the second wave of Covid-19 compelled Maharashtra government to impose Section 144 in the state from Wednesday (14 April), migrant workers are returning from Maharashtra to their native places in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.
The migrant workers returning to their homes are complaining about extortions at the hands of Maharashtra police, reports
Hindustan Times. We are returning to our homes because there was the problem of earning livelihood after curfew announcement. I had migrated back last year also during lockdown but returned after the situation improved. This time too, like last year, the police extorted heavily from us, a taxi driver said.
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Migrant workers returning from Maharashtra allege extortion, Indore police extends help
More than 50 migrant workers were seen near Indore bypass crammed into two loading jeeps going to Jabalpur.
By ANI| Posted by Sakina Fatima | Updated: 15th April 2021 6:59 am IST Migrant workers returning from Maharashtra being healped by an NGO in Indore. (Photo/ ANI)
Indore: Migrant workers returning from Maharashtra to their native places in state including Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, are complaining of extortions at the hands of Maharashtra police, following the announcement of 15-day curfew by the Uddhav Thackeray government.
Coming to the rescue of the returning migrants, Indore’s Rau Thana police, along with an NGO, is providing refreshments to workers arriving in the city.
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