On Monday, 15 labor special trains going from Maharashtra to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar for migrant workers stood at Khandwa, Burhanpur, and nearby stations of Madhya Pradesh for several hours on Friday. Because of this, after the Bhusaval Railway Division i.e., Khandwa, they got a permit for entry into the boundary of the Bhopal Railway Division. More than 15,000 migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar boarded these trains were upset. Some also looted a crate of water bottles kept for distribution at the station.
Workers who were suffering from hunger and thirst in the labor special also looted water. Trains halted at many stations in Khandwa-Burhanpur districts