Mr. Prasant Kumar Pania Swain, a migrant worker from the Ganjam district of Odisha moved to Surat to work in a power loom unit. He is a single male migrant living in a mess. His family lives in the village.

He was working as a TFO worker in A-One Textiles situated at Fulwadi, Ved Road, Surat. He was working in the day shift. During the course of his work, his index finger suddenly got stuck in the machine and was injured very badly.