Hoshiarpur, Sept. 17 -- The tirade against the migrants from other states triggered by the alleged kidnapping, sodomy, and murder of a five-year-old boy in the city escalated, with several panchayats and certain self-styled vigilantes in the city seeking their ouster from the state.

On September 9, a migrant worker from Uttar Pradesh (UP), who worked at the local vegetable market, was arrested for the murder.

Since then, as many as 25 panchayats in Hoshiarpur, including Chabbewal, Bajwara, Badla, Purhiran, Shergarh, Nasrala, and several in adjoining districts, have passed resolutions against undocumented migrants, with vigilantes threatening them with dire consequences.

According to reports, Amritpal Singh Mehron, a prime accused in th...