Summary:
The judge was particularly affected by the news of a barefooted elderly man collapsing on the way to his village. Like thousands of migrant labourers, the old man too was forced to travel on foot as there was no transportation facilities after the government announcement the lockdown in view of the spread of Coronavirus. On Saturday, at least 100 people were seen walking towards their native villages through Patancheru, Isnapur, Rudraram and Sangareddy and among them was the family of the old man who fell unconscious near Sangareddy. She also brought the issue to the notice of District Legal Services Authority and High Court Judge RM Ramachander. According to Judge Rama Devi, the jail authorities have already responded to her request and sent food, which was distributed by herself and Sangareddy DSP P Sridhar Reddy among 100 travelling workers..