Yet again, the plight of a migrant worker from Balangir district has come to the fore.
According to reports, Gangadhar Sahu (20)of Tengrapathar under the Larambha police station had migrated to Tamil Nadu along with Suresh Sahu, Ranjit Bariha, Daitari Sahu and others of that village in 2017 and one Santosh Behera, a contractor had taken them.
After staying for a few days at Chennai, they started working at an aluminum factory at Coimbatore. However, after the death of then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Jayalalitha, the company was closed and since then there is no trace of Gangadhar.
Yugeshwar Sahu, father of Gangadhar, in his complaint with the Larambha police station, said, “Whenever I tried to contact the contractor, he has been threatening me of dire consequence if I keep pestering him.” He urged the police to take prompt action.
Yugeshwar told that the State Home Department on April 3 last year has also directed to the SP Balangir to take steps in the case.
Meanwhile, All Odisha Other Backward Class Forum chairman Balaram Singh Yadav has demanded immediate steps to trace out of the missing youth and action against the culprit.
