Migrant sets off on long march with kids on 'doli'; cops come to rescue

Cops came to the rescue of a migrant worker in Andhra Pradesh who had set off on an over 1,00-kilometre-long march back to his home in Chhattisgarh with his kids on a doli. Moved by his plight, cops provided his family with food and got them on to a truck to Kurnool.

Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh): In yet another heartbreaking incident involving the plight of migrant workers, a man in Andhra Pradesh was seen walking towards his home state Chhattisgarh, carrying his two kids on a shoulder pole.

The man, who identified himself as Bihari, is a native of Chhattisgarh, and was working in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa.

With no means of income during the lockdown, Bihari chose to embark on an over 1,000-kilometre-long monumental trek from Kadapa to his home state with his family of eight.

Bihari carried his two kids on a doli (shoulder pole). The kids were sitting on two baskets tied to a pole slung across Bihari's shoulders.

The family, which had set-off on the journey from Kadapa on May 7, made their way to Kurnool district, and were walking towards Yemmiganur from Adoni, when they were spotted by cops.

Moved by the plight of the family, three cops -- Jagadeesh, Shivaram, and Mallaya -- decided to help the family.

The cops provided them with food and got the family a ride on a vehicle headed towards Kurnool.

Though the nationwide lockdown has been imposed to arrest the spread of the deadly coronavirus, unfortunately, it has also adversely affected migrant workers, who have been left stranded without work or money.

Over the past few days, many such heartbreaking stories of migrants have come to the fore, who are resorting to desperate means to get back home - either walking, cycling, or opting for dangerous rides on trucks.

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