Pakur, Nov 12 (PTI) Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren on Wednesday directed the Pakur district administration to ensure the safe return of two migrant workers who were allegedly being held hostage by a private firm in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, officials said.

Taking cognisance of a post on social media regarding the incident, Soren directed Pakur DC Manish Kumar and the state police to take immediate action, they said.

The wives of the two migrant workers, identified as Taufizul Sheikh and Sohail Sheikh -- residents of Anjana village in Digipatal in the Pakur Mufassil police station area, had lodged a complaint with the police regarding the matter, they added.

Taufizul and Sohail had gone to work at the private company in Kondapalli in Vijayawada through a middleman in October. However, the

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