His brother, also an auto-rickshaw driver, followed suit and returned home in Ballia 1,700 km away over three days. The two hoped to find some work in their village but there was hardly any, forcing the two to return to Mumbai. The two and eight other auto drivers from nearby villages began their journey back to Mumbai on August 12. So, it has become difficult to borrow and we get very few passengers,” said Harendra Yadav’s brother, Narendra Yadav. Now we have come to Mumbai and will do any work we get here,” said Mukesh Singh Yadav, Rajesh Yadav’s brother-in-law.

Source: Hindustan Times August 20, 2020 04:32 UTC