Bholakumar (19), who was tested Covid-19 positive on May 13, 2021 tried to board a flight from Imphal to Kolkata on Saturday and was caught by the doctors on duty at Bir Tikendrajit International Airport and detained there
TFM Desk
A COVID positive individual who tried to board a flight at the Bir Tikendrajit International Airport, Imphal was caught and fined.
According to an order issued by the deputy commissioner of Imphal East on Saturday, one Bholakumar (19), a resident of Tellipati near GM Godown was tested Covid-19 positive on May 13, 2021 after undergoing testing at Babina Lab (by RT-PCR).
On Saturday he tried to board a flight from Imphal to Kolkata today in spite of knowing the result, and was caught by the doctors on duty at Bir Tikendrajit International Airport and detained there.
The order also stated that the act of Bholakumar is a clear violation of the protocol of COVID-19 positive patients as he was supposed to isolate himself either at Home Isolation or Community Isolation Centre or Covid Care Centre. Bholakumar’s is a clear act of negligence and he is a potential threat for spread of COVID-19 infection to other contacts and co travellers, it added.
Imphal East DC Khumanthem Diana Devi imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 to Bholakumar as penalty for violation of guidelines under “the Manipur Epidemic Diseases (Enforcement of Covid-19 Guidelines) Regulations, 2020”.
Further, he must execute a bond with sureties for his good behaviour for a period of six months under Section 110 of Cr PC 1973 as and when he is declared medically fit to appear before the executive magistrate, the order stated.