The police in Almora have booked one Covid-19 positive man for hiding his medical report from the authorities. Additionally, three persons have been booked for violating home quarantine rules in the district.
The police received a complaint about 33-year old Pratap Singh on the basis of which it booked him under IPC section 307 and other sections for concealing his Covid-19 positive report from the authorities.
Danya police station in-charge Santosh Tiwari informed that Singh had returned to his village Garuda on June 3 from Delhi after undergoing a medical test. He tested positive for Covid-19 but did not inform any official about it, putting the lives of others at risk.
Additionally, in Ranikhet the police booked Mohammed Gulsher who returned from Udham Singh Nagar to Ranikhet on June 4 and was directed to be under home quarantine.
However, violating the quarantine he was found working at his seat-cover shop. Similarly, Sundar Singh who had returned to Thali village from Delhi was also found loitering in the public in violation of home quarantine. Another man, Bhikiyasain resident Bharat Singh was also found violating home quarantine. Cases have been lodged against the three under IPC, Disaster Management Act and Epidemic Diseases Act.