Tamil Nadu: Woman sneaks liquor into hospital for Covid positive hubby

CUDDALORE: The Cuddalore district police have registered a case against a woman for supplying liquor hidden in a tiffin bag to her husband, a Covid-19 positive patient undergoing treatment at Rajah Muthaih Medical College Hospital (RMMCH) in Chidambaram. A case was registered against the husband as well.
Police said T Muthukumaran, 43, tested positive for the infection a week ago and was admitted to RMMCH for treatment. His wife M Kalaimangai, 38, gave him a bag with his tiffin on August 12. A little later, Muthukumaran created a ruckus in the Covid-19 ward, when the patients around alerted the hospital administration.
The hospital staff and a village administrative officer who reached the spot found Muthukumaran was drunk and learned that his wife had sneaked in a liquor bottle inside the tiffin bag. The VAO lodged a complaint with the Chidambaram Annamalai Nagar police, who booked the couple under sections 294 B (obscene acts and songs), 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 271(disobedience to quarantine rule) of the Indian Penal Code and began probe.