SURAT: A couple of currency notes totalling Rs 800 lying on a footpath in Chandi Chowk area of Piplod created a Covid-19 scare in the city on Friday.
Some people alleged the currency notes were thrown by a person after he applied his saliva and sweat on them. Police took help of a team of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) to collect the notes in a bag meant for biomedical waste. The entire area was sanitized and vegetables from a nearby shop disposed of to prevent any chance of infection.
A local had alerted the cops about a suspicious-looking person loitering in the area. Police found a Rs 500, a Rs 200 and a Rs 100 note from the area. "The notes were collected without touching them. We wrote to New Civil Hospital (NCH) authorities to examine the notes if they were infected or not,” said Umra police. Some CCTVs installed in shops are not working as shop owners had disconnected electricity supply since March 23. We are trying to find out if any shop owner of the area has the miscreant’s footage,” the police officer said.
"The CCTV footage will help us identify the person who dropped the notes. Someone who has business rivalry with the vegetable shop owner might be behind the mischief," the police officer added.
Some people alleged the currency notes were thrown by a person after he applied his saliva and sweat on them. Police took help of a team of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) to collect the notes in a bag meant for biomedical waste. The entire area was sanitized and vegetables from a nearby shop disposed of to prevent any chance of infection.
A local had alerted the cops about a suspicious-looking person loitering in the area. Police found a Rs 500, a Rs 200 and a Rs 100 note from the area. "The notes were collected without touching them. We wrote to New Civil Hospital (NCH) authorities to examine the notes if they were infected or not,” said Umra police. Some CCTVs installed in shops are not working as shop owners had disconnected electricity supply since March 23. We are trying to find out if any shop owner of the area has the miscreant’s footage,” the police officer said.
"The CCTV footage will help us identify the person who dropped the notes. Someone who has business rivalry with the vegetable shop owner might be behind the mischief," the police officer added.
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