Video shows disinfectants sprayed on UP migrant workers, administration says action initiated against officials

The batch of migrant workers had returned to UP over the weekend after the state government had arranged buses for them.

Moneycontrol News

March 30, 2020 / 04:06 PM IST

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Migrant workers returning to Uttar Pradesh, following a 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, were sprayed with disinfectants, a video that has now gone viral shows.

In the video, the batch of migrants could be heard crying out as their eyes sting from the disinfectant spray, NDTV reported.

The report states that the video is from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh.

According to the report, the batch of migrant workers had returned to UP over the weekend after the state government had arranged buses for them.

"The migrants were sprayed with a mix of chlorine and water... No chemical solution was used. We asked them to keep their eyes shut," an official told the news channel, adding that the administration did not mean to be inhuman.

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