The district administration has caught hold of 34 labourers who arrived here from Mumbai by hiding in empty fruit crates during the nationwide lockdown and sent them to a quarantine facility, officials said on Wednesday.
The labourers reached the district on Monday and were hiding in Kakrala area of Sadar tehsil, the officials said.
District Magistrate of Badaun, Kumar Prashant, on Wednesday said a team of district administrative officials along with health department officials and social activists were sent to the village.
-
-
Who Is Rajiv Mehta? Lilavati Hospital Trustee To Speak At NDTV World Summit 2026 -
Ex-CIA Director To Decode 'War In Times Of AI' At NDTV World Summit -
From Call Centre To Billion-Dollar Disruptor: Nikhil Kamath At NDTV World Summit -
'Every 5 Years, You'll See A New India': Swami Sarvapriyananda Ahead Of NDTV World Summit -
AI Can Think, But Can It Be Conscious? Swami Sarvapriyananda Weighs In -
Alain Ebobisse, Africa50 CEO, To Attend NDTV World Summit 2026. All About Him -
Kriti Sanon At NDTV World Summit: A Look At Her Career And Business Ventures -
Ex-CIA Director To Decode 'War In Times Of AI' At NDTV World Summit -
Who Is Vikram Rai, CEO, South Asia GE Aerospace, Set To Attend The NDTV World Summit 2026 -
Rahul Kanwal: The World Is Changing. What Comes Next? | NDTV World Summit 2026
"Initially, the villagers said that no one has come to their village from Mumbai.
However, later they admitted that 34 labourers had come from Mumbai's Andheri area on April 20, and were staying in the jungle located in the vicinity of the village," he said.
They have been quarantined at a school in the area, the District Magistrate said.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world
