UP, Rajasthan police spar over entry of migrant labourers, two cops injured

AGRA: Two police personnel in Mathura sustained minor injures after they were allegedly pushed around by their Rajasthan counterparts over the issue of closing the district’s border at Jajanpatti area and disallowing entry of migrant labourers in UP on Sunday morning.
The spar between the Mathura and Udyog Nagar cops took place around 7.30am when the latter forcibly tried to remove the barricades in a bid to push in about 300 migrants who had gathered at the border. Two Mathura cops, who were trying to resist the push on the barricades by their Rajasthan counterparts got their fingers injured in the process.
Mathura district magistrate Sarvagya Ram Misra said, "the border was sealed after the entry of around 15K migrant labourers from Rajasthan to UP on May 7 and 8. While only 10K migrant labourers had to enter UP border as per information provided to the administration, all 15K labourers were sent to their respective destination from here".
He said that an unfortunate incident took place at UP-Rajasthan border on Sunday morning entirely due to Rajasthan’s Udyog nagar inspector’s behaviour. He said he was very aggressive and misbehaved with the Mathura policemen. A complaint in the regard had been made to Bharatpur SP and appropriate action will take action him, said the DM, adding that the entry of migrant labourers will be allowed after this matter is settled.
Talking to TOI, Bharatpur SP, Haidar Ali Zaidi, said that the matter has been resolved. "It has been decided that all 300 migrant labourers from Bihar and Jharkhand will be sent to their respective destinations by buses by the local administration," he said, adding that the inspector’s role is being inquired and action will be taken accordingly.
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