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Tamil Nadu police have dismissed reports of attacks on migrants Avadi Police have registered an FIR against news portal "Opindia.com" for spreading fake news and creating a sense of fear among migrant workers in Tamil Nadu. According to a police statement, the Thirunindravur Police Station in Avadi has registered a case based on the complaint from Dravida's IT wing member Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) who is seeking to take action against the website's CEO Rahul Roushan. , and publisher Nupur Sharma.
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Strongly rejecting reports of alleged "attacks" on Bihari migrant workers in Tamil Nadu, the state's top police officer said yesterday that the situation was peaceful and the workers had returned to work.
The police officer said the videos circulating on social media about the alleged "attacks" were fake and most of them did not even take place in Tamil Nadu.
Speaking to ANI, Tamil Nadu DGP C Sylendra Babu also urged the media to act responsibly and called on people not to spread such posts on social media that are "offensive".
"The situation is now calm and the workers have resumed their work. Some have gone to the Holi parties. They had already booked their tickets and left, if not, we can convince them through the police officers who have approached migrant workers and I also convinced them that there is no such incident of attack against Bihari workers or workers from any other state here,” the policeman said.
He said that migrant workers are now convinced thanks to the sensitization of the police.
"Most of them didn't even take place in Tamil Nadu. Now they were convinced. In places where North Indian workers were working, we intensified police patrols. Hindi-speaking policemen are in constant contact with them," he said. has said.
The DGP reported that special hotlines have been set up in districts such as Erode, Coimbatore and Chennai to encourage people to make complaints "if any".
"There was not a single complaint from them," he said.
