Returned from Hazur Sahib, driver, cleaner flee from quarantine centre

Archit Watts

Tribune News Service

Muktsar, April 6

The Lambi police have booked a truck driver and a cleaner for allegedly fleeing from a gurdwara at Sikhwala village. Both of them were quarantined in the gurdwara after they returned from Gurdwara Hazur Sahib in Nanded on March 27. Notably, they had brought a ‘jatha’ back from there.

Complainant Kiran Bala, community health officer, Sikhwala block, told the police that when she went to the village gurdwara on Sunday for the checkup of truck driver Hakam Singh and cleaner Vicky of Mansa district, they were found missing.

She said, “They were directed to stay in the village gurdwara, but they defied the orders of the district magistrate and ran away.” A case under Sections 188, 269, 270 and 271 of the IPC has been registered in this regard. Notably, those returning from other states have been directed to quarantine at home for 21 days. Further, a team of the Health Department on Monday conducted health check ups of such 35 persons in various villages.

Three held for roaming

The Malout (City) police on Sunday arrested three persons for allegedly roaming on city roads during the curfew. A case under Sections 353, 186, 188 and 269 of the IPC has been registered against Vijay, Veeru and Tony, all residents of Ward-7 in Malout.

All 44 samples test negative

Bathinda: Samples of 44 persons, who had a travel history to Delhi, which were collected on Saturday tested negative for novel coronavirus in Bathinda. Prior to this, samples of six persons which were collected on Friday were also found negative in the district. As per records of the Health Department in Bathinda, samples of 60 persons had been collected so far and all of them tested negative. Civil Surgeon Dr Amrik Singh Sandhu said, “Samples were collected as per the directions of the government as precautionary measures and persons whose samples were collected do not have any symptoms of Covid-19.” — TNS