FIR against Haryana flyer for travelling despite positive result

Udaipur: In a first in Rajasthan, Udaipur district administration has filed an FIR against a Haryana resident for violating Covid protocol and travelling despite testing positive.

The incharge deployed at Dabok airport to ensure adherence of pandemic protocol has submitted a written complaint at Dabok police station against Roshan Singh, resident of Gurugram, for travelling by air and putting other's life at risk even after he knew he had contracted the infection.

Udaipur collector Chetan Ram Deora had issued strict orders to airport authorities and airline companies not to permit any traveller to fly to Udaipur without an RT-PCR negative report.

Roshan Singh arrived in Udaipur without the report and tested positive after landing. He was made to stay at a hotel in Pratapnagar here and quarantined for 2 weeks. However, Roshan Singh did not abide by the order and flew back home on March 20. A complaint has been lodged against him under Section 270 of the IPC and sections 51, 52 of the Disaster Management Act.