Migrants in Rajkot allege police charged Rs 725 as train fare to UP

Migrants in Rajkot allege police charged Rs 725 as train fare to UP

While some passengers claimed that they had to pay Rs 725 train fare to Gujarat Police, authorities however said that they had no information about it.

AgenciesUpdated: Sunday, May 10, 2020, 12:14 AM IST
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Migrant workers returning from Rajkot to Ballia on a special train on Saturday claimed that Gujarat Police charged them Rs 725 fare.

Authorities here, however, said they had no information about it.

The train carrying 1,170 migrant workers from parts of UP reached Ballia in the morning, following which they were screened and provided food packets, District Magistrate Hari Pratap Shahi said.

"The migrants were then sent to their states. As many as 420 are from Ballia, while rest of them are from Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Hardoi, Maharajganj, Kushingar, Etawah and other districts," he said.

Some passengers claimed that they had to pay Rs 725 train fare to Gujarat Police, the district magistrate said, adding that he had no information on this.

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