15 migrant workers intercepted in Delhi on their way to Bihar

Amid the lockdown to stem the spread of coronavirus, 15 migrant workers were intercepted near the Fatehpur Beri police station in Delhi as they were returning to their homes in Bihar by riding bicycles.

New Delhi: Fifteen migrant labourers were intercepted in Delhi 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 in Delhi.

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

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

(ANI report)