A labourer of Gajapati district, who had gone to Chennai to work as a migrant labourer, is missing. His wife has made a desperate appeal to the authorities to trace him.
Mahendra lima of village Jola Sahi in Raygad block had gone to Chennai on January 25. Some other people of the block had also gone with him. However, after reaching there on January 28, Mahendra went missing. This has been informed to his wife, by those who had accompanied him over the phone.
Following this Mahendra’s wife Subhashini lima has become very worried and approached the Rayagad police and the District labour Officer (DlO) in writing. She stated that as she is a poor and helpless woman, she cannot search for his husband in Chennai on her own. DlO K Venugopal Rao said he has informed his higher authorities. After getting instructions, immediate steps would be taken.