The police have booked Hindustan Unilever Limited under IPC and Disaster Management Act for negligence during the Covid pandemic after a considerable number of workers in its Haridwar unit tested positive for the disease.
According to the police, despite measures for preventing the spread of Covid being publicised in the media, the company evidently did not follow these measures.
Two workers who returned on July 3 and 7 were not quarantined and set to work with the others without their travel history being checked. The test results of these two later came positive for Covid.The two had come in contact with other workers in the meanwhile and by July 20, 224 persons were found positive for Covid.
It should be noted that on Sunday late evening, the number of corona infected workers in the company was 171 which increased further to 224 on Monday morning.
Superintendent of Police (City) Kamlesh Upadhyay said that a case has been lodged against the company under various sections of IPC and the Disaster Management Act in the SIIDCUL police station. The case will be investigated by the police station house officer.