Surat: Diamond unit caught operating in nCov cluster

SURAT: Police arrested the manager of a diamond unit from Gotalawadi of Katargam area on Friday for continuing operations clandestinely in the unit that falls within the limits of a cluster containment zone.
Altogether 26 employees were found working in the unit, when cops raided the place and arrested Chandu Dungrani, 43, manager, booking him under various sections of Indian Penal Code including violation of orders issued under public notification and negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life. He was also booked under Epidemic Diseases Act.
Katargam has been a hotspot of Covid-19 cases since Unlock-1 phase started.
A team of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) was checking in the area when they noticed that a unit in Gangotri Tower near Kesarba Market was operating. After confirmation, the SMC staff called police for action. Initially the accused refused to open the gates, but after cops warned him of severe action, Dungrani opened doors. Police detained the accused from the spot.
“Our teams visit the cluster areas regularly to check violations of norms like social distancing and wearing of masks in public. During checking, our team found the unit operating after which police was informed,” said an SMC officer.
“The manager was arrested for starting the unit in a cluster zone and also asking his employees to come for work,” said an officer at the Katargam police station.
Meanwhile, SMC team suspected another unit nearby to be operational, but despite repeated knocking nobody answered. Even cops stood outside for nearly an hour when a security guard in the building informed that the unit is closed but the exhaust fan has been kept switched on for ventilation.