Man abuses cop for not letting him in sealed area

TNN | Apr 16, 2020, 04:36 IST

Coimbatore: A 34-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday noon for attempting to enter the cordoned off area of Amman Kovil Junction in Kuniyamuthur, from where a number of Covid-19 positive cases has been reported.
Police identified the offender as B Mohammed Safiq, a resident of SNR Garden in Kuniyamuthur.
According to a police source, Safiq attempted to enter the area that was sealed to contain local transmission of the virus around 12 noon on Tuesday when sub-inspector Sowbarnika, who is attached to all-woman police station (central), was on duty at Amman Kovil Junction.
“When the official refused to let him in stating the area was sealed and that no one was allowed in or out, he argued with her and verbally abused her,” the source said.
The sub-inspector subsequently lodged a complaint against Safiq, based on which the Kuniyamuthur police booked him under Sections 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to life), 270 (malignant act likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to life) and 353 (preventing a public servant from discharging her duty) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Women Harassment Act.
He was arrested and produced before a judicial magistrate, who remanded him in judicial custody. Safiq was later lodged in Avinashi sub-jail.