Five arrested for assaulting guest workers

Trichy: Trichy district police arrested five people for assaulting and threatening four guest workers in Jambunathapuram on the outskirts of Trichy on Monday. Jambunathapuram police arrested A Elamurugu, A Kubendran, S Jeeva, C Jeyakumar and one more person from Thiruthalaiyur near Musiri. The injured workers were J Sunil Kumar, 36, K Rahul, 23, P Naresh, 32, and P Paruthanath, all from Pasathi district in Uttar Pradesh. The workers have been staying at a rental house in Kannanur and were involved in laying tiles at new construction sites. On Sunday night, they were consuming liquor at Sivan temple street to celebrate the weekend when the accused visited a marriage hall in the area. Police said the accused were irritated over guest workers rejoicing.When the workers were returning to their room, the accused attacked Sunil and the three others with wooden logs before fleeing. TNN

Criminal cases involving guest workers on the rise in Kerala

The number of criminal cases involving guest workers in the state of Kerala has been steadily increasing, particularly during the post-Covid period. Since 2016, there have been 6,794 registered cases, including 161 murder cases and 834 cases of atrocities against women and children. The government's efforts to create a database of guest workers have not been fully successful. Additionally, there has been a significant rise in the number of cases registered for atrocities against children, with 8,506 cases pending for disposal in fast-track courts.

Data of over 35k guest workers collected: Cops

The Ernakulam Rural police in Kochi have collected information from over 35,000 guest labourers in the district. Registration is being done through the Janamaithri portal at all police stations. Multiple stations, including Perumbavoor, Muvattupuzha, and Binanipuram, have seen thousands of workers register. The purpose of the data collection is to maintain transparent records of workers and their workplaces, ensuring their safety. Around 40 different types of information are being collected from the labourers.

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