Parvati Nagar deceased likely visited Mominpura, Satranjipura

Nagpur: Preliminary investigations by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and police department have indicated patients in Parvati Nagar and Ajni in South-West Nagpur may have contracted Covid-19 from city’s two hotspots — Mominpura in Central Nagpur and Satranjipura in East Nagpur. It raises a big question on lockdown and also prohibition in containment zones.
A 22-year-old football player from Parvati Nagar had died at GMCH on Tuesday, and his samples tested positive on Wednesday.
Municipal commissioner Tukaram Mundhe told TOI, “The deceased was in regular contact with a group from Tambaku Gully in Parvati Nagar. This group has links with Mominpura. They used to visit Mominpura. Our team is finding more details,” he said.
An official from police department said, “It is learnt that the group from Tambaku Gully, including the deceased, had visited Satranjipura a week ago. Further investigation is on.”
NMC and police department are investigating as it is very important to know source of infection to contain spread of Covid-19.
Sources from Parvati Nagar told TOI, “There is a ‘kabuttar khana’ in the area. A group from Tambaku Gully maintains pigeons. A game is played with pigeons, where the first pigeon to land on the ground loses, and other one is winner. The group from this area used to visit Mominpura and Satranjipura to purchase pigeons.”
It is learnt groups from this area also go to Mominpura and Satranjipura to play the game, and also hosts players from these areas. While returning, the Parvati Nagar group used to bring meat and other products. “It was going on despite lockdown. Deceased used to sit in the area where the game used to be played, and was very close to the group,” sources said.
Mominpura and Satranjipura have been containment zones since April 4 and 6, respectively. No one from outside the areas were allowed to enter into containment zones and vice versa.
Mundhe added, “The administration is taking nine steps to contain Covid-19. People have to take only one step, that is cooperation by staying at homes, coming out only for essential services, and maintaining social distancing. Otherwise, disease will spread from one area to other. Also, people should inform or come and get tested in case of any symptoms.”
The deceased was a person with comorbidity and was taking treatment from private practitioners for last few days.
NMC has notified this area along with half of Ajni Railway Colony as containment zone. Some 150 people including 40 family members of the deceased were quarantined on Wednesday and 80 more close contacts on Thursday.
As the deceased’s paternal uncle is a policeman, 11 cops — seven from Beltarodi police station and four from Ajni police station — too were quarantined on Wednesday. Two more from Sakkardara and traffic department were quarantined on Thursday as they were his neighbours. All are quarantined at RTPS hostel.