Last train with migrants to depart for Manipur soon
Applications from migrants in Mumbai to return to their home states have dried up, with only one more Shramik special train expected to leave the city. According to the information provided by Maharashtra government, a total of 837 trains left from the state till Thursday with around 12 lakh stranded passengers, mostly migrant labourers.
The last scheduled train for Manipur is set to leave from Mumbai as soon as the Manipur government permits the same. “There is no more demand at present. If we get more applications, we will ask for more trains,” said Amitabh Gupta, principal secretary (home special).
Rains in Manipur have disrupted train services and Shramik trains have been forced to stop at Guwahati. “We will send the remaining migrants as soon as the Manipur government gives the go-ahead,” Gupta said.
CONSTABLE DONATES BLOOD DURING CYCLONE
Aakash Gaikwad, a constable with Tardeo police station, was lauded by home minister Anil Deshmukh for donating blood to a 14-year-old girl for her open heart surgery at Hinduja Hospital on Wednesday. Due to the cyclone and Covid-19, doctors and the teen’s family were finding it difficult to get blood.
NO CASE OF GATHERING IN PUBLIC ON WED
The Mumbai Police on Wednesday lodged seven FIRS against 12 people and arrested four for lockdown violations. Not a single case of gathering in public was reported.
Of the seven FIRS, three were for not wearing masks, two for non-essential shops operating, one for unnecessary use of vehicle and another for an unclassified violation.
COP ON SICK LEAVE DIES FROM COVID-19
A 48-year-old constable from Kurla police station, who was on medical leave for a year, died on Tuesday after contracting Covid-19. This takes the total death toll in the Mumbai Police to 19, and 30 in Maharashtra Police. As of Thursday morning, 1,510 city personnel tested positive and are receiving treatment.