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Sonu Sood Helps Families Of 400 Injured and Dead Migrants Workers
Sonu Sood has extended support to nearly 400 families of migrant workers who died or got injured while travelling to their home states during the lockdown.
Untiring efforts of sending migrants back to their homes during the Covid-19 crisis by Actor Sonu Sood has inspired many. While he ensured that the people he sent back through flights, trains or buses reached safely, those who couldn’t avail his help were walking back many miles. This led to some getting injured, falling ill or even losing their lives.
He has extended support to nearly 400 families of migrant workers who died or got injured while travelling to their home states during the lockdown.
His latest move is a part of his #GharBhejo initiative with Neeti Goel. Sonu has collected bank details of several migrants from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand who lost their lives.
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Now, the 46-year-old has taken the responsibility of helping almost 400 families of migrants who had to suffer. Sood tells us, “It all started when actually the first accident happened. All these people were walking back, and some things happened on the highway. I realised it’s just the beginning, as millions are walking home. Imagine the kind of risk. So, I got in touch with them and sent around 90,000 people home,” he says, adding meanwhile accidents were happening and “I got in touch the different government officials from Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and realised that 80 people had died inside Shramik trains”.
Sonu Sood has helped thousands of daily wage workers return to their home states in the past few months.
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“I’ve decided to help families of the deceased or injured migrants for them to have a secure future. I feel it’s my personal responsibility to support them.” Sonu said in a statement.
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In the past few months, Sonu Sood has helped thousands of daily wage workers return to their home states. Apart from arranging buses and trains for their travel, he also provided financial support to the unemployed migrants
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