The Faridabad police on late Tuesday evening arrested five persons who had allegedly attacked a medical team and policeman who went for survey and screening the people for signs of Corona virus infection, in Sector-62, Faridabad. A health worker and policeman were injured in the attack. They somehow managed to escape and saved their life from the spot.
Talking to The Pioneer, Maqsood Ahmed, DCP, Ballabhgarh, Faridabad said over the phone that medical team members have been conducting door to door campaign to screen residents for signs of novel Corona virus infection, in various parts of the State. During campaign, a medical team was attacked by group of ten people when they went for screening the people at a House named Aashiyana in Sector 62, Ballabhgarh. Police team rushed to the spot and controlled the situation.
Meanwhile, taking serious note of this incident, a case was registered against ten people under appropriate sections of IPC in the Police Station concerned. So far five persons have been arrested. Team has been formed to arrest remaining persons involved in the attack, police officer added.
Police sources said Asha worker Rekha Sharma and ASI Om Prakash went to a House, in Sector-62, Ballabhgarh to screen the residents for signs of Corona virus infection. Sharma asked some questions to the residents as per the fixed questionnaire for Covid-19 patients. They asked questions like whether someone of the family had attended Tablighi Jamaat's congregation in New Delhi's Nizamuddin or not? Have anyone in the family not met any corona infected persons? Did anyone of the family members have fever?, among others.
Police said that family members of the house irked over these questions and a group of ten people attacked the medical team and police.