HARIDWAR: A 33-year-old man who has tested positive for Covid-19 has been booked under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the
Indian Penal Code (IPC). His sample was taken on May 24 at the district hospital and he was asked to follow home quarantine. However, two days ago he had gone to collect ration kit from a distribution program in which
urban development minister Madan Kaushik took part in distributing ration kits to the needy.
The
patient visited public places and also went to collect ration kit where a
large number of people were gathered.
Circle officer (CO) city Abhay Singh told TOI, “A case has been registered against under section 307 (attempt to murder) and 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the IPC and section 51 of Disaster Management act. He has no travel history and we are tracing his contact history and all persons would be quarantined soon.”