One of 5 Bengal migrant workers who fainted at Chennai Central railway station passes away
Samar Khan was under treatment for renal issues at RGGGH and the hospital authorities stated that his health condition did not improve though dialysis was performed.
CHENNAI: Samar Khan, one of the five West Bengal migrant workers admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) on September 16 after falling unconscious because of starvation, died due to renal failure on Monday evening.
Samar Khan was under treatment for renal issues at RGGGH and the hospital authorities stated that he had sustained renal injuries and his health condition did not improve though dialysis was performed.
In total 12 migrant workers landed in Chennai in search of agricultural work but their efforts to find employment opportunities turned futile. Five of them fell unconscious reportedly due to starvation.
Three of the five migrant workers have been discharged already and another worker is expected to be discharged on Tuesday.
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The remaining 10 migrant workers are currently staying at a Corporation shelter near Broadway and are being provided with food and other basic amenities. According to the doctors, the workers had not eaten a proper meal for more than two days and suffered diarrhoea likely due to the consumption of unclean water.
Three migrant labourers- Samar Khan, Manik Ghori, and Sathya Pandit, had undergone dialysis after they had suffered renal injuries. However, Samar Khan’s health did not improve after treatment and dialysis procedures.
The sources with the Government Railway Police said that arrangements will be made to send the migrant workers back home soon. They added that they are waiting for the hospital to hand over the body of Samar Khan.
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