DM apologises over ‘dumping’ of homeless outside Indore

Indore District Magistrate Manish Singh on Sunday said he has apologised to God for the local administrations action of dumping homeless people outside the city amid the cold weather, which led to a massive public outrage.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has also criticised the incident, terming it a "blot on humanity", while actor Sonu Sood, who came into spotlight for helping migrants return to their homes amid the COVID-19 lockdown last year, urged Indore residents to help the homeless people.

Facing flak over the incident which took place on Friday, District Magistrate Singh, while attending a religious event at a Ganesh temple in Khajrana area here on Sunday, said he apologised to God on behalf of the administration.

"Whosoever might have been at fault in this incident, but we are officers and we can't run away from our responsibility. Hence, we prayed to God to forgive us for our mistakes," Singh said.