Maharashtra: Woman, family booked for entering Wardha illegally

WARDHA: A case has been registered against a woman and her family, who travelled from Satranjipura in Nagpur in an ambulance to Wardha, under the Epidemic Diseases Act on Friday night. Satranjipura is identified as a containment zone of Covid-19.
Police filed a complaint against the driver and owner of the ambulance, who allowed this woman to enter the district. Family members of this woman have been sent to the isolation centre at ITI Tekadi.
Police said an ambulance had taken the patient to Nagpur. On the way back to Wardha, the driver allowed a woman to go and meet her relatives at Mahadeopura in the city. When taluka health officer came to know that such woman travelled without permission to Wardha at around 8pm, he immediately informed subdivisional officer Suresh Bagale.
Bagale asked police to take action and send all family members to the isolation centre. It is learnt the woman is not ready to reveal her details and her travel history. But her family members confirmed that she came from Satranjipura area. The woman has been admitted to civil hospital as a preventive measure.
Offences were registered under sections 269, 270, 278 and 279 of IPC. Collector Vivek Bhimanwar has warned of action against all those who enter Wardha illegally from corona-affected areas.