Migrant Worker From Shillong Commits Suicide, Accused Employer Of No Support During Lockdown

A migrant worker from Meghalaya who was working at a restaurant in Agra allegedly committed suicide on March 30.

According to the reports, police officials found that he hanged himself at his rented house in the city.

The man has been identified as Aldrin Lyngdoh.

Aldrin took to Facebook to write about his employer who refused to support him during the 21-day nationwide lockdown period that has been imposed by the Central Government in an attempt to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

He also wrote that he had been a thief in Shillong and decided to leave the city in search of a better life.

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"All the doors are closed for me. I have nowhere to go. Where will I go? The owner doesn¡¯t feel pity for me. Seema Chaudhury, she told me to go wherever I wanted to. Where will I go? Please help me. I don¡¯t know where to go. I see only one way. I see suicide. That¡¯s all. I just want help from you. If you have humanity, please take my dead body to my town so that I can relax. Please in the name of God. Please. Because today I will be no more, help me out please. I am not joking. Please help me out,¡± he wrote in his suicide note.

Patricia Mukhim, the editor of Shillong Times, shared his post:

"I am Aldrin lyngdoh i was Born from a poor family my mom my dead expired so i had 2move on to do something 4myself n i was a thief from Shillong n i thought better 2move out from dr bcoz i want 2change my life n i work here Agra uttar Pradesh sikandra kargil shanti food court resturent modi have closed all way 4me nowhere 2go were i ll go n the owner also he don't feel petty for me seema chadhauary she told go were ever u want 2go so we're i ll go plz help me i don't know we're 2go only 1way i see suicide dat all i just want a help from u plz if u have humanity plz take my dead body 2my town so dat i can relax plz in the name of god plz bcoz 2day i ll be no more help me out plz iam not joking plz help me out f da dei para khasi iarap lang seh ia ki met nga bn tp hane ha Shillong to iarap she think dat her father in low is minister n she can do whatever she like plz show them how she kill me plz."

His last wish was that his body be brought back home to Shillong for burial. After much effort the police here were able to trace his "foster parents'' since his own parents are both dead. The foster parents are not in a position to fly his body back home, hence Chief Secretary, Govt of Meghalaya arranged for his body to be brought to Meghalaya House Delhi where he will then be given a decent burial. All domestic and international flights are currently grounded due to the lockdown.

Many migrant workers were stranded with little money after the nationwide lockdown was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

States have been asked to build shelters and provide food and accommodation to stranded workers.