Lockdown: Assam Pilgrims Stranded at Mumbai

Onthe sixth day of lockdown called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break thechain of novel coronavirus, ten pilgrims from Silchar, Assam are stranded atMumbai. The pilgrims are stranded at Swargam Hotel in Ullah Nagar.

Thestranded pilgrims from Cachar urged the state government to rescue them fromMaharashtra as they have not been able to pay even the rent of the hotel.

Thepilgrims are identified as Umakanta Nath, Shaktikanta Nath, Sampriti Nath,Piyasi Nath, Prateek Nath, Gunjan Nath, Bhupati Ranjan Nath, Nirupan Nath, MaanKumar Nath.

Thepilgrims said that they are running out of money due to the lockdown andtherefore sought help from the government to rescue them as soon as possible.