DC orders driver's arrest
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 08 2020:
Thoubal Deputy Commissioner N Bandana has directed the district police to arrest a driver engaged in COVID related duties for failure to perform duty.
As per a letter of the Deputy Commissioner written to the district Superintendent of Police, the driver identified as K Nando Singh was assigned to transport COVID-19 positive patients yesterday.
However, he refused/failed to perform his duty without informing and giving any reason to his controlling officer which caused discomfort/suffering to the COVID-19 positive patients.
His act had also derailed the normal process of transportation of COVID-19 positive persons to the designated COVID Care Centre, said the letter which directed the police to arrest and book him under Section 56 of The Disaster Management Act, 2005 .
K Nando Singh, a resident of Charangpat Mayai Leikai, is a driver at the office of the Thoubal CMO.