As the new curbs on movement across the state came into force on Friday, a lot of confusion was seen at suburban railway stations as many people were barred from entering. While the crowd has reduced considerably, lack of clarity regarding who would be allowed under the essential services category, created commuting problems for many.

While those working in the medical and pharmaceuticals industry are ideally considered as essential service workers, some delivery agents working in the same field were denied entry at stations. One such worker, Umesh Hasnabadi was stopped by a homeguard at Borivli station, as he did not have a valid identity card.