Inmates refuse COVID positive person to be taken for treatment, police intervene
Source: The Sangai Express
CCpur, June 24 2020:
On receiving an information that the inmates of VK Tawna High Quarantine Centre were not allowing a positive inmate to be taken to Isolation ward for further treatment, a team of Churachandpur Police led by Addl SP (IUCAW) who is also i/c of Churachandpur quarantine centres rushed to the spot to assist the medical team.
Efforts were then made for about 30 minutes trying to convince the inmates, however, the inmates refused to come out nor allowed any representative to talk to the police and medical team.
Later, ASP (LO) also reached the spot and tried to convince them.
Finally, when the team instructed the inmates on ground floor to make way in order to get the positive client outside but everyone started coming out to the balcony and prevented the authority to perform their duty.
The inmates on ground floor also locked the door where the positive person was staying.
The inmates then started abusing the police and medical team and dared them to come up the building.
However, the police team open the door using minimum force and the positive person was taken out by the medical team and transferred to the Isolation Ward at District Hospital, Churachandpur.
A legal process in this regard is underway to identify the main instigators and take necessary action as per relevant section of the law.