A 65-year-old cancer patient and his family members were denied entry to his rented house by the landlord after they returned from Bhubaneswar after seeking medical advice from a private hospital in the State capital.
Suresh Sharma, who is suffering from throat cancer aliments, used to receive treatment from the Bhubaneswar hospital on a regular basis.
About three days ago, he went to the same hospital for checkup along with his family members including wife and two sons after obtaining permission from the district administration to travel.
When they returned to their rented house at Sahadevkhunta in the forenoon on Thursday, the family members of the landlord stopped them from entering the house asking them to be in quarantine for 14 days. He said it quarantine was necessary since Bhubaneswar is a hotspot in Odisha.
The man made distress call to the district administration informing his difficulties.
Although the administration tried to convince the owner and his family members yet they remained unmoved in the initial phase.
As a result, the family had to wait outside their rented house for about 6 hours. However, towards evening when city DSP Manoj Rout, IIC Sahadevkhunta KC Palai and other district officials intervened, the owner let them enter.
"The landlord family members are educated and conscious about the virus. The stand-off was resolved after they were persuaded. Sharma and his wife entered into the house," said DSP Rout.