Migrant workers go on rampage in Surat over lockdown fears; 80 detained

The migrant workers demanded necessary arrangements to return to their native places

Hundreds of migrant workers resorted to violence on the streets in Surat on Friday amid reports that the lockdown may be extended. Migrant workers went on a rampage setting many vehicles on fire and demanding that they be allowed to return to their native states, police said.

"Workers here have blocked the roads and even pelted stones. Police were able to reach the spot," said DCP Surat, Rakesh Barot.

The police have detained around 80 migrant workers, mostly from Odisha. 

"Out of anger,