Thread by @parthpunter

Tragic & bizarre

Last Saturday, Santosh, a migrant worker in Mumbai, recieved a call telling him he'd made it to the train leaving from LTT station to Satna, MP

Overjoyed, he packed his bags & reached the station

But the train had been scheduled from CST, not LTT. He missed it

He wasn't alone. There were 18 others with him.
When I called the number that gave them misleading information, a volunteer from an NGO in MP picked up. He said they're working with MP state govt. They ensure workers get on the train, based on the info they get from MP govt

This begs three questions:
1. Why is the MP govt informing workers about the train, when it is the responsibility of the local police station?
2. How did they get incorrect information?
3. Why hadn't the local police station informed these 19 workers?

The officers at local police station of Wadala said the migrant workers register at police station and then leave when they get a place on the truck. It makes it difficult to track who among those registered are still around.

The police further said they make groups of migrant workers & one among them is a group leader. Police tells the group leader about the train schedule, who tells the workers in his group. In this case, a policeman said the group leader might have gone and left the workers behind

"The workers should also confirm what they hear with the police," the senior PI told me.

But the answer to the first 2 questions remain a mystery. The officials in MP govt are unresponsive. Santosh, 18 others supposed to be on the train continue to be in Mumbai.
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