Lockdown: 150 MP migrant workers stopped from leaving Pune

Pune, Apr 15 () Around 150 migrant workers, who hadset off on foot for their native places in Madhya Pradesh fromPune amid the lockdown, were stopped by the police early onWednesday, an official said.

All these people live in Katraj area of Pune and workas labourers in and around the city, the official said.

"Our police patrol team spotted a group of around 150people, including women and children, walking in the earlyhours of Wednesday. When they were stopped, they told us thatthey are labourers working in and around Pune and had set offon foot for their native places in MP," said a police officer,attached to the Kondhwa police station.

He said it seems that these people thought they wouldget some transport facility, through which they can reachtheir native places in the neighbouring state.

"We convinced them not to leave Pune and assured thatarrangements for their accommodation will be done. However,they decided to go back to the places in Katraj area, wherethey are currently staying," he said. SPKiNP NP