11 booked in Amreli for carrying dead

Rajkot: The Amreli police on Monday booked 11 people who had entered the district from Surat bringing along a dead body for cremation. The people in private vehicle came without any valid pass from Surat administration, said police.
According to the primary information, the vehicle was intercepted in Vijpadi checkpost under the jurisdiction of Savarkundla rural police station.There were 11 people and dead body of one Kuvarben Hamirbhai, a resident of Chakrava village of Khambha taluka.
According to police, the people were persuaded by police to perform the last rites in Surat itself. However, they did not agree and somehow started for Amreli without anyone stopping them in the journey.
As per rules, Amreli police were required to take medical opinion before the cremation as well as the medical screening of the 11 persons.
Amreli SP Nirlipt Rai said “We have to follow the protocol and procedure set for Covid-19. The 11 people were booked under Disaster Management Act, 2005 and they have been quarantined in a government facility.”
The cremation was done in Amreli itself.