“I Just Want to Go Home”–The Migrant Crisis and The Judiciary

The real competency test for the Nation isn’t ordering lock-down – it’s coming out of it.

Some of the questions facing us in the midst of these crises are; How civilized we are as a nation during this time of scarcity and fear? Are we helping the poor and needy or are we allowing them to be disproportionately impacted by this lockdown? Do we have adequate shelter homes for Migrant workers? Do we have enough food and transportation arrangement for them? Did our Government and administration use this expensive time of lockdown to prepare to “test and track” infected individuals, make provision for providing masks to the population, build isolation facilities, and other required medical facilities? These questions are haunting our nation in the present and will haunt us in the future too.

Judiciary has a duty to make the Government accountable for the conditions that migrant workers are facing today. In this article, we list few positive orders by our High Courts which have stepped up in their role as the guardians of our fundamental rights. In the second part of this article, we have listed few tragic stories of the plight of migrants which have occurred due to the lockdown.

(We have not referred to the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s orders, as petitions there regarding migrants have been disposed of without adjudication and without determination of “rights” or are still pending. )

High Courts and the Migrants

The Patna High Court this month acknowledged the seriousness of the migrant worker crisis and passed two important Orders which are marked by empathy for the plight of the present victims.

In one of the order, it has sought a reply from the Bihar government on a petition alleging ‘poor condition of quarantine centres’ in the state where migrant workers have been mandated to stay for three weeks upon their return from other parts of the country. In the other order, it has urged the State Government to reconsider its policy of not engaging with members of civil society in handling the COVID-19 crisis.

Order regarding the poor condition of quarantine centres

A Division Bench headed by Hon’ble Chief Justice Sanjay Karol directed the state government to file its reply, noting with concern that Bihar has the “highest population density” in the country and “any mismanagement” at the quarantine centers could lead to a substantial increase in the spread of COVID-19 in the state.

Order Stated:

“From the record, it can be inferred that perhaps in the State of Bihar, more than 2450 quarantine centres stand established by the Disaster Management Department, in anticipation of housing 2.5 lakhs persons, termed as migrants, who are desirous of returning home. Perhaps the figure may be more. Such quarantine centres are to be established and managed as per the guidelines for quarantine facilities framed by the Government of India. There has to be proper segregation of the areas, prominently labelled as low risk, moderate risk and high risk areas. The entry and exit points of the said centres are required to be secured properly, with proper facilities of sanitation etc. Any mis-management in proper handling of such centres may result into the spread and/or increase of the disease in Bihar.
..The relevance, significance and importance of ensuring proper sanitization, cleanliness and orderliness at the Centres is highly imperative, more so looking into the economic condition, demography and population of Bihar. Today, 1/10^th of the population of India lives in Bihar with highest density of population ratio. Hence the need, all the more, for monitoring the centres directly by senior level officer(s) at the level of the Government and with a greater vigil.
..In the response, it be categorically stated, in a tabulated form, district-wise, (a) the number of quarantine centres established in the State of Bihar; (b) number of persons (migrants) housed therein; (c) number of persons who have been allowed to return to their respective places of destination after expiry of the mandatory period of quarantine; (d) total number of persons (migrants), who are further expected to enter the State of Bihar; (e) the capacity of centres to house such persons; (f) whether provision for security, sanitation and food exists at each one of such centre or not; (g) whether such facility stands outsourced or is being provided or sought to be provided directly by the employees of the State; (h) whether there is a provision for providing medical aid/facilities; and (i) mechanism for lodging complaints and its redressal.”

Direction for engaging members of civil society in the fight against Corona Virus.

A division bench headed by Justice Sanjay Karol in another order observed that “in a democratic society, the Civil Society cannot be ignored”, Order Stated:

“Well, at this stage, we need not say anything further, save and except, that the role of Civil Society, be it in the form of individuals/ CSOs/NGOs, in helping the orphans; elderly persons; and specially challenged persons, cannot be undermined. Public and private participation to overcome natural disasters and adversities is not alien to the culture and heritage of this great nation. Also Practices and teachings of Lord Buddha and Lord Mahavira are well entrenched in the State of Bihar. One cannot forget the importance and significance of the Directives Principles of State Policy, Part IV, (Article 39) and Part IV-A Fundamental duties, more specifically, (Article 51-A (h)) of the Constitution of India, while dealing with the problems arising out of the Pandemic Corona Virus (COVID-19).

We are also of the view that for centralized monitoring of the problems faced by the sectors mentioned above and the relief provided/action taken, technology be used. Perhaps, a Website, to be operated at the level of the Government of Bihar can be opened up where any member of the Society (organized or un-organized) wanting to help the Government or the citizenry, in whatever manner, be it in the form of material or human resources, can register their request and the same dealt with promptly by a duly authorized competent and a responsible officer. We only hope that the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar shall have part of this order implemented latest by day-after-tomorrow, 29.04.2020.”

List of verified NGOs, charities and private institutions, which are working on the ground:

Few Other Positive orders

The Madras High Court issued an order laced with emotion, something unusual for the courts. In a habeas corpus petition asking the government to produce 400 Tamil workers stuck in Maharashtra, a bench observed:

“One cannot control his/her tears after seeing the pathetic condition of migrant labourers shown in the media for the past one month. It is nothing but a human tragedy.
It is very unfortunate that those persons were neglected by all the authorities. The heart breaking stories are reported in the print as well as visual media that millions of workers were compelled to start walking to their native States with their little children carrying all their belongings over their head, surviving on the food provided by good Samaritans, as no steps were taken by the Governments to help those migrant workers.
..it is a pity to see the migrant labourers walking for days together to reach their native places and in the process, some of them had lost their lives due to accidents. The Government authorities of all the States should have extended their human services to those migrant labourers.”

In another case, the Andhra Pradesh High Court cited disturbing news reports to order the state government to take specific measures under seven different heads, including medical, transportation and food.
The court began the order thus:

“This court notices that the labour who have left their ancestral homes and villages and moved to the cities for better livelihood to ensure that all of us live in comfort are on the roads today.
If at this stage this court does not react and pass these orders, this court would be failing in its role as a protector and alleviator of suffering.”

The Karnataka High Court has directed the governments to decide on paying the transportation cost of workers going back to their villages and towns. It reminded the governments of the huge contribution the workers have made to the country’s development, insisting that the executive should come forward to help them at a time when they have lost their livelihoods.

The Delhi High Court has also taken up this issue and has sought the response of the governments. Further, it has asked the government to take “all care” for repatriation of migrant workers, as and when they approach their concerned nodal officer and has directed

“So far as restoration of helpline number is concerned, we direct the Delhi government to ensure the uninterrupted working of their helpline number so that people may approach the Nodal Officers through the helpline numbers. The very purpose of helpline number is to help the people and, therefore, the same must be functional.”

The Gujrat High Court also took up the matter Suo Moto and observed:

“Everyday hundreds of migrant workers with children are seen in different parts of the state, more particularly on the highways. Their condition is pathetic. They are living in the most inhumane and horrendous conditions. As we have observed earlier, although all necessary steps are being taken by the state government, more modalities need to be worked out at the earliest to ease the suffering of the people at large.”

There is no person walking on the roads!

_{Source: Internet}

The Solicitor general (SG) of India in the Supreme Court on March 31, 2020, stated that “there is no person walking on the roads in an attempt to reach his/her home towns/villages”. Unlike the High Courts mentioned above the Benches of the Hon’ble apex court unfortunately accepted such a stand which borders on the lines of perjury. The statements made by the solicitor general are patently contrary to the facts on the ground.

Thousands of workers continue walking to their villages with minor children, old age persons, ladies, without food or water. A total of 140 people died in road accidents across India since the lockdown was announced on March 24 till May 3 — deaths were of migrant workers who were walking, or trying to reach their home states by hiding in buses and trucks.

The migrants were walking on the road as there were no special arrangements made for food and income for them in the cities. There is a severe lack of arrangement of food, transportation or just basic humanitarian help which is reflected in the stories below;

1. A 39-year-old man, a home delivery boy for a private restaurant in Delhi & was the father of three, died in Agra after walking for about 200 kilometres:
https://m.timesofindia.com/…/…/amp_articleshow/74864379.cms…
2. Three workers and two children, heading home on foot crushed to death in Haryana:
#MigrantsOnTheRoad https://twitter.com/AshishXL/status/1244112916346834944 …
लॉक डाउन के चलते पलायन कर पैदल जा रहे गरीब मजदूरों को तेज रफ्तार कैंटर ने मारी टक्कर। महिला व 2 बच्चे समेत 5 ki मौत। केएमपी पर तावडू के पास हुआ हादसा। बिलासपुर पुलिस कर रही मृतकों की पहचान के प्रयास। किसी के पास आईडी या पहचान पत्र नहीं मिला
3. Seven migrants workers and 18-month old baby returning home after lockdown killed in a road accident in Hyderabad:https://indianexpress.com/…/india-lockdown-hyderabad-migr…/…
4.Aurangabad: At least 16 migrant workers run over by cargo train, Modi says ‘anguished’. https://amp.scroll.in/latest/961336/aurangabad-at-least-15-migrant-workers-run-over-by-cargo-train?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR0M9fJKVEKXjTza3eesDlhZYnnY7_DOy4Tjdu3YYjfDKslpvjBjE8EFYXA
5. Four migrants, walking back to their village in Rajasthan, run over in Mumbai
https://indianexpress.com/…/four-migrants-run-over-by-a-tr…/
6. 62-year-old dies after walking home from hospital in Surat:
India lockdown: 62-year-old dies after walking home from hospital in Surat.
https://indianexpress.com/…/india-coronavirus-lockdown-62-…/
7. The 32-year-old man stepped out of his house to buy milk during the lockdown in Kolkata. The family says he was beaten up by the police. A local hospital declared him brought dead.https://www.indiatoday.in/…/bengal-man-who-was-out-to-buy-m…
8. A 70-year-old woman with a medical emergency died after the road was blocked due to lockdown in Kerala:
https://www.mathrubhumi.com/…/aged-woman-dies-at-kasargod-a…
9. Abdbul Hamid, 60, died of a heart attack because Karnataka police did not allow his nephew to take him to the hospital.https://www.newindianexpress.com/…/border-issues-heart-pati…
10. In Theni, Tamil Nadu, 4 people died in a forest fire after they were forced to use a forest path because of the lockdown. The regular road was closed.Death toll rises to 4 in Theni forest fire tragedy
The victims were part of a group of estate workers returning from Kerala
https://www.thehindu.com/…/death-toll-r…/article31160605.ece
11. “My father was hit hard on the back with a lathi and soon after, he fell silent and died as he did not get any medical attention”.
Covid-19: Probe ordered into ambulance driver’s death after assault by policeman
The 50-year-old driver Naresh Shinde died soon after he was allegedly hit hard on the back with a lathi by a policeman on duty at Talegaon phata, his son Nilesh Shinde, who was accompanying him, said…
https://www.hindustantimes.com/…/story-45pj0d8MHMh4uudCnrib…
12. Two more critically ill patients die as Karnataka continues to block ambulances from Kasaragod at Mangaluru border as part of Lockdown:
Two more critically ill patients die as #Karnataka continues to block ambulances from Kasaragod at Mangaluru border as part of #Covid_19 #Lockdown21; total four deaths; one woman gives birth in ambulance @xpresskerala @XpressBengaluru
13. Death on the roadside due to starvation:
ಕುಬೇರರ ಊರಲ್ಲಿ ಹಸಿವಿನಿಂದ ಸಾವು?
ಸಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ಅನ್ನ, ನೀರು ಸಿಗದೆ ಗಣಿ ನಗರಿಯ ರಸ್ತೆ ಬದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಬ್ಬರು ಪ್ರಾಣ ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂಬ ಶಂಕೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ.
https://www.prajavani.net/…/hosapete-hunger-death-lockdown-…
14. Migrants kill resident in Bihar village for informing officials about their arrival:Bablu from Madhaul village in Bihar’s Sitamarhi was killed allegedly because he informed health officials about the arrival of migrant workers from other states.
https://www.indiatoday.in/…/covid-19-migrants-kill-resident…
15. Instead of being taken to the hospital, a sick worker was left on the bus stand by the doctor because of the lockdown. He died at the bus stand in Datia:
मध्यप्रदेश: लॉकडाउन में श्रमिक को नहीं मिला इलाज, डॉक्टर के जांच कर छोड़ने से हुई मौत
मध्यप्रदेश के दतिया जिले में लॉकडाउन के दौरान एम्बुलेंस सेवा से जुड़े डॉक्टर द्वारा एक बीमार श्रमिक को बिना इलाज के छोड़ देने से श्रमिक की मौत हो गई। यह जानकारी एक स्वास्थ्य अधिकारी ने शनिवार को दी।
https://www.amarujala.com/…/madhya-pradesh-datia-worker-did…
16. A worker was walking home after the lockdown. He got sick, but did not get food or medical attention. He died in Jaipur:
लॉकडाउन की वजह से अब तक 50 की मौत, 60 से अधिक गंभीर रूप से घायल
By Afroz Alam Sahil कोरोना से बचाव के लिए किए गए लॉकडाउन के कारण अब तक हुई मौतों का कोई सरकारी आंकड़ा मौजूद नहीं है, लेकिन जब हमने पिछले 6 दिनों में इस लॉकडाउन के कारण मरे लोगों से संबंधित ख़बरों की …
https://beyondheadlines.in/2020/03/deaths-due-to-lockdown/
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लॉकडाउन में गुजरात से लौटते वक्त कन्नौज के युवक की जयपुर में मौत, परिजनों में मच गया कोहराम
कोरोना वायरस के संक्रमण से बचने के लिए देश में लॉकडाउन होने के बाद घर लौटकर आ रहे युवक की जयपुर राजस्थान में मौत हो गई। उसके मौत की सूचना पाकर परिजनों में कोहराम मच गया।
https://www.amarujala.com/…/kannauj-youth-dies-in-jaipur-wh…
17. Assam Constable Dies in Market, Family Claims Lynched. The alleged attackers were angry as he was trying to enforce the lockdown ordered by the government, wife claimed:https://www.news18.com/…/assam-constable-dies-in-market-fam…
18. A farmer in Karnataka committed suicide because he couldn’t transport his produce due to the lockdown:https://www.newindianexpress.com/…/supply-chain-breaks-farm…
19. 22-year-old dalit daily wage worker kills self after being tortured by UP police:https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/…/uttar-pradesh-dalit-y…
20. A daily wage laborer died of starvation in Hyderabad. He was unable to make a living in the lockdown, the police said:https://www.newindianexpress.com/…/one-more-suspected-starv…
21. A 23-year-old daily wage laborer walked 500 kilometers on his way home to Namakkal in Tamil Nadu, collapsed and died in Secunderabad:https://www.ndtv.com/…/coronavirus-covid-19-lockdown-tamil-…
22. Three migrants die due to cold because a tunnel was blocked and they had to take a perilous detour through the snow-clad mountain in Jammu and Kashmir. Two of them were teenagers.https://indianexpress.com/…/jammu-and-kashmir-tunnel-block…/
23. A daily wage labourer in Merut committed suicide due to a lack of food and employment during lockdown. His wife said that the family with five kids had not eaten in two days:
This takes the number of deaths to 43. We have not included many deaths due to road accidents and suicides caused by withdrawal symptoms, fear of infection or quarantine in this count. If they were included too, the number would be more than double.
24. A 72-year-old woman died of hunger in a village in Jharkhand. Her son called it a starvation death and blamed his joblessness during the lockdown for it:https://www.telegraphindia.com/…/coronavirus-pa…/cid/1761524
15 deaths & suicides due to alcohol withdrawal. We have not counted them in this thread, but still putting the no. out there. Many of these could be because of delirium tremens (+lack of medical attention or enough food):
25. A tribal youth was beaten up by police when he went out to collect ration. He died in Khargoan, MP:
मध्य प्रदेश में राशन लेने गए आदिवासी युवक को पुलिस ने पीटा, अस्पताल में हुई मौत
But not only the hungry, people are losing their lives by taking brutal action by the police. One such news is coming from Maheshwar tehsil
https://janjwar.com/…/police-beat-up-tribal-youth-who-went-…
26. A woman patient in MP could not be admitted to ICU on time because ICU in a medical college was locked. She died:
Lockdown: आईसीयू में लगा था ताला, गंभीर बीमार महिला ने गेट के बाहर दम तोड़ा
Coronavirus Lockdown: मेडिकल इमरजेंसी जैसे माहौल में बड़ी चूक सामने आई जब आईसीयू में ताला लटका मिला. इससे शर्मसार करने वाला वाकया और अमानवीयता शायद ही कहीं देखी गई हो, वह भी ऐसे माहौल में. इन हालात मे…
https://khabar.ndtv.com/…/lockdown-icu-was-locked-criticall…
The count is now 46. This does not include 17 deaths caused by alcohol withdrawal, 15 deaths by road accidents, 6+ suicides due to fear of infection/isolation/lockdown.
27. A tea-stall owner, who was a TB patient, could not get the required medical treatment during the lockdown. He died in Aligarh, UP:
लॉकडाउन के कारण नहीं हो पाया इलाज, मौत के बाद बेटियों ने पिता की अर्थी को दिया कंधा
थाना बन्नादेवी के नुमाइश मैदान निवासी चाय वाले संजय कुमार (45) को टीबी की बीमारी थी। लॉकडाउन के कारण उन्हें उचित इलाज नहीं मिल पाया, जिसके कारण शनिवार को उसकी मौत हो गई।
https://www.amarujala.com/…/aligarh-lockdown-news-poor-man-…
28. An elderly woman and her husband in a village in Jharkhand depended on begging for survival. They could not get help due to the lockdown. They did not eat for three days. The woman died.
दुखद: गढ़वा में महिला की मौत, पति का दावा- भूख ने ली जान
गढ़वा जिले के भंडरिया प्रखंड स्थित करून गांव में शनिवार को एक 70 वर्षीय वृद्धा सोमरिया देवी की घर Sad Woman dies in Garhwa husband claims – hunger killed, Ranchi Hindi News – Hindustan
https://www.livehindustan.com/…/story-sad-woman-dies-in-gar…
29. A migrant worker, who had already covered 450km on foot, died on his way home in Patna:https://www.telegraphindia.com/…/coronavirus-lo…/cid/1761591
30. A woman, who was out to buy medicines, died in Chandigarh. Relatives claim that she was hit by the police:
Chandigarh: Woman out to buy medicines dies, relatives attack cops | Chandigarh News – Times of India
Violence rocked Manimajra after a 45-year-old woman died under mysterious circumstances on Wednesday.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/…/articles…/74941006.cms
31. A 29-year-old female daily wage laborer died in Karnataka due to starvation and the long walk to her village:
ಲಾಕ್‌ಡೌನ್‌: ಬೆಂಗ್ಳೂರಿಂದ ಸಿಂಧನೂರಿಗೆ ನಡೆದೂ ನಡೆದೂ ಕಣ್ಣುಮುಚ್ಚಿದ 29 ವರ್ಷದ ಗಂಗಮ್ಮ!
bellary: ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲಸವಿಲ್ಲ; ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಗೆ ಅನ್ನವಿಲ್ಲ. ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ ಊರಿಗೆ ಹೋಗೋಣವೆಂದರೆ ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪೈಸೆ ಕಾಸಿಲ್ಲ. ಆದರೂ ಭಾರಿ ಸಾಹಸ ಮಾಡಿ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಿಂದ ರಾಯಚೂರು ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ ಸಿಂಧನೂರಿನತ್ತ ‘ಮಹಾಪ್ರಯಾಣ’ ಮಾಡಿದ ಕೂಲಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಮಹ…
https://vijaykarnataka.com/…/lockd…/articleshow/75020447.cms
32. A 24-year-old auto driver committed suicide due financial distress in Karnataka. He hadn’t been able to earn anything for over a fortnight amidst lockdown:
https://www.newindianexpress.com/…/covid-scare-hits-busines…
33. A 40-year-old man died unattended in Kolkata. He was ill and needed medical attention. The family tried to admit him to three hospitals but later took him back home. He died locked in and without any help.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/…/article…/74939366.cms…
34. A 70-year-old man lived alone. Due to the lockdown, he had no one to check on him. He died in Kolkata:
Salt Lake citizens die unattended at home | Kolkata News – Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/…/article…/74939366.cms…
35. A daily wage labourer in Orissa committed suicide due to financial distress. His wife said that they had no source of income after the lockdown and it was extremely difficult for their family of four (including two sons – 8y/o and 4y/o).
https://www.orissapost.com/man-commits-suicide-owing-to-fi…/
36. A daily wager labourer in his forties in Assam committed suicide because his family had run out of food in the lockdown:
Daily-wage labourer found dead in Goalpara
https://www.telegraphindia.com/…/coronavirus-lo…/cid/1762385
37. A farmer committed suicide in Karanata as he was unable to sell his crop and incurred a huge loss due to the lockdown:
Karnataka Farmer Commits Suicide After Failing to Sell Produce Due to Coronavirus Lockdown | LatestLY
https://www.latestly.com/…/unable-to-sell-produce-due-to-lo…
38. A 30-year-old trolley driver from Uttar Pradesh lost his source of income and committed suicide following a domestic quarrel over the loss of income. He left a suicide note blaming the lockdown for taking this step:
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/…/lockdown-leads-to-dra…
39. 3 Bhopal gas victims, who were denied access to timely medical care because the hospital designated to their treatment for turned into the isolation ward. They struggled to find alternative places for treatment in the lockdown:
https://www.thequint.com/…/bhopal-gas-tragedy-victims-die-b…
40. Old man dies in Madhya Pradesh due to the lack of food and medical care. His family, including 4 other families, were managing to get only one meal a day:
मदद से पहले आई मौत : एक वक्त खाना खाकर गुजर कर रहे बूढ़े व्यक्ति की हुई मौत, नहीं पहुंची सरकारी मदद
https://www.patrika.com/…/old-man-death-in-bhind-due-to-h…/…
41. A 22-year-old new mother died in Hyderabad due to lack of medical care:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/…/articles…/75089872.cms
42. A 3-year-old child died in Bihar due to lack of transport to reach the hospital he was referred to.
https://www.livehindustan.com/…/story-ambulance-not-found-t…
43. A 10-year-old son of a rickshaw puller died in West Bengal. The father claimed that his son died of starvation:
পুরুলিয়ায় ১০ বছরের বালকের মৃত্যু অনাহারে নয়, সাফ জানিয়ে প্রমাণ পেশ জেলাশাসকের | The DM of Purulia has denied the starvation cause in 10-year-old boy death case
District Administration of Purila has denied any starvation cause in 10-year-old boy’s death case. The DM has called a Press Conference and he stated that the boy succumbed to death due to prolong br…
https://bangla.asianetnews.com/…/the-dm-of-purulia-has-deni…
44. An 80-year-old man in Sivgangi, Tamil Nadu, used to depend on commuters for food. Since the lockdown with buses not plying he died of starvation:
https://www.kalaignarseithigal.com/…/old-man-hunger-death-d…
45. A farmer in UP committed suicide because he couldn’t find labourers harvest his wheat crop due to the lockdown:
https://www.news18.com/…/covid-19-farmer-commits-suicide-in…
46. A 40-year-old female liver patient in Delhi who was on the ventilator was made to leave because her bed was needed for coronavirus unit. She died.
https://news.yahoo.com/pandemic-spells-death-sentence-india…
47. An elderly person in Mysore used to live on the streets and depend on shops and hotels and begging for food. Without support, he died. m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/kan…
48. Migrant workers were beaten up over a fight for food by staff at a shelter home in Delhi. To save themselves, four of them jumped in the Yamuna. One of them drowned:
https://www.ndtv.com/…/fire-at-shelter-home-in-delhi-s-kash…
49. Upset about not being able to go home, a 24-year-old migrant worker from Bihar committed suicide in Telangana:
Bihar migrant worker commits suicide
According to Uppal police, Aamir had moved to the city two years ago and lived in Mallikarjuna Nagar with friend Azeem.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/…/bihar-migrant-worker-com…
50. An 82-year-old man was asked to quarantine in a village in UP. He had to live alone and no one checked on him during the lockdown.
https://www.news18.com/…/82-year-old-quarantined-at-home-af…
51. A 50-year-old patient had to be carried in a two-wheeler when the hospital refused to provide an ambulance. He died outside of the hospital in MP:
https://scroll.in/…/coronavirus-man-dies-outside-indore-hos…
52. A stranded migrant worker died by suicide in Haryana after hearing about extended lockdown:
लॉकडाउन: हरियाणा में फंसे मजदूर ने परेशान हो की खुदकुशी
पिहानी (हरदोई)। लॉकडाउन के कारण हरियाणा के गुरुग्राम में फंसे हरदोई के पिहानी निवासी मजदूर ने खुदकुशी कर ली। मृतक के भाई का कहना है कि वह लॉकडाउन बढ़ाने की बात से परेशान था।
https://www.amarujala.com/…/lobour-suicide-due-to-lockdown-…
53. A farmer in Gujarat died by suicide because of economic hardships intensified by the lockdown
54. 65-year-old TB patient was unwell and the family couldn’t find a vehicle to take him to the hospital. His son carried him on his shoulder and reached the hospital finally where the doctors declared him dead on arrival.
बीमार पिता को कंधे पर लेकर अस्पताल के चक्कर काटता रहा बेटा, मौत फर्रुखाबाद। उत्तर प्रदेश के फर्रुखाबाद जिले में सही समय पर इलाज नहीं मिलने पर एक बुजुर्ग की मौत हो गई। लॉकडाउन में एंबुलेंस नहीं मिलने पर बेटा अपने बीमार पिता को कंधे पर लादकर ही एक अस्पताल से दूसरे …
https://hindi.oneindia.com/…/articlecontent-pf273028-555684…
55. A woman who was waiting in the line for ration for two consecutive days died on the spot in UP:
बदायूं: लगातार दूसरे दिन राशन की लाइन में लगी महिला की मौत
महिला की पोस्टमॉर्टम रिपोर्ट अभी नहीं आई है लेकिन आशंका जताई जा रही है कि महिला की मौत हार्ट अटैक से हुई है.
https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-52338267…
56. A 22-year-old daily wage laborer in UP had gone out to buy food. The police thrashed him badly. The family, afraid of consequences, could not get him properly treated. He died:
https://www.thehindu.com/…/coronavirus-…/article31375836.ece
57. A migrant labourer had walked almost 850 kilometeres. He collapsed in Varanasi. For two hours, no one including ambulance staff touched him fearing he was infected. He died. telegraphindia.com/amp/india/coro…
56. A lawyer, who was turned away from 2 hospitals, died in Mumbai. “Can’t there be any medical emergencies other than Covid-19 during the lockdown?”, his distraught wife said.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/…/articles…/75229108.cms
57. A 62-year-old woman died waiting in a bank queue for 500 Rs from Jan Dhan Yojana in Jharkhand:
https://m.hindustantimes.com/…/story-AK17D75HOAYHXBNYu7jKoO…
58. A family from Rajasthan stuck in Assam was trying to reach home. They were cramped up in a truck with over 30 people. They did not reach home. Their nine-month infant died of suffocation during the journey.
https://amp.scroll.in/…/covid-19-infant-stranded-along-with…
59. A 6-year-old child had an injury & police stopped father from taking her to the hospital. When her condition worsened, father took to a hospital where only covid-19 patients were treated. By the time he reached the other hospital, she died in Dehradun:
Lockdown
https://www.amarujala.com/…/coronavirus-lockdown-uttarakhan…
60. A 12-year-old girl died of exhaustion by walking. She had walked for over three days, covering over 100 km and dying barely 11 km short of her home in Chhatisgarh.
https://indianexpress.com/…/12-yr-old-walks-100-km-dies-ju…/
61. A farmer died in MP due to police beating:
Farmer beaten by cops amid lockdown dies in Madhya Pradesh, six officers suspended, SP transferred
On Sunday, the farmer’s condition started worsening, after which he was rushed to a hospital, where he died during the course of treatment early on Monday.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/…/farmer-beaten-by-cops-am…
62. A 23-year-old gardener died by suicide in Uttarakhand due to loss of job and inability to treat the ailing mother:
https://www.telegraphindia.com/…/coronavirus-lo…/cid/1767245
63. A 35-year-old manager died by suicide in Bihar after losing the job and facing financial difficulties:
https://livecities.in/…/project-manager-lost-job-due-to-lo…/
64. A 25-year-old migrant labourer from Bihar died by suicide in Tamil Nadu due to hunger, loss of work, and inability to go home:
https://www.toptamilnews.com/bihari-worker-commits-suicide-…
65. Diabetic man dies of lack of food, medicine at Delhi quarantine centre:
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/…/covid-19-diabetic-man…
66. An 18-year-old vegetable vendor died in UP after he was thrashed by the Police for violating lockdown:
https://www.theweek.in/…/…/23/des8-up-protest-policemen.html
67. A 28-year-old youth died in Andhra Pradesh after he was beaten up by the Police for coming out during lockdown:
https://www.newindianexpress.com/…/covid-19-lockdown-tensio…
68. A dialysis patient died in UP after he was denied care from several hospitals:
69. A woman and her twin babies died in Kashimir because the doctors delayed treating her. She was from a covid “red zone” and doctors were hesitant to treat, the family said.
https://thekashmirwalla.com/…/pregnant-woman-from-red-zone…/
70. A two-year-old child died in Bihar because the family was not given an ambulance on time.
https://www.ndtv.com/…/bihar-child-dies-on-way-to-patna-hos…
71. A 19-year-old died in Ahmedabad. He was suffering from TB and could not get timely care due to lockdown, the family said.
Gujarat: Migrant teenager who recorded video seeking help, dies of TB
https://indianexpress.com/…/ahmedabad-ailing-teen-cops-res…/