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15 migrant labourers intercepted in Delhi on their way to Bihar

They were riding bicycles and were on their way to Madhubani in Bihar.

Published: 28th April 2020 02:21 PM  |   Last Updated: 28th April 2020 02:21 PM   |  A+A A-

Group of fifteen migrant workers start their journey on foot from Chennai to Vishakhapatnam (800 kilometers). (Photo| EPS/ Debadatta Mallick)

Migrant workers march to reach home.(Photo| EPS/ Debadatta Mallick)

By ANI

NEW DELHI: Fifteen migrant labourers were intercepted here by the police as they were returning to their homes in Bihar from Bahadurgarh in Haryana.

They were riding bicycles and were on their way to Madhubani in Bihar. They were intercepted in the area of the Fatehpur Beri police station.

Later, they were counselled and sent to a labour shelter at Radhaswami Satsang Bhati Mines.

India is under a nation-wide lockdown which was imposed on March 25 and later extended on April 14 to May 3 to stem the spread of coronavirus.