MUMBAI: The quarantine phase is no picnic. And the
authorities are serious about it! A 52-year-old man from Chembur is learning this the hard away after a criminal offence was lodged against him on Sunday for flouting the 14-day quarantine rule after he tested positive for Covid.“People from his housing society said that he had been spotted at
Chembur Gymkhana,” said Dr Bhupendra Patil, medical health officer of BMC’s M-West civic ward. Other officials said they received complaints that he had been seen moving elsewhere in the area.
Officials said that the man’s daughter had tested positive after which he and his wife got tested. They too were found positive.
After complaints poured in,
civic staff landed up at his home. His wife told them he was in the washroom. The civic staff insisted on waiting to see him, only to learn that he was not at home. “The family members did not cooperate... So, we had to
lodge an FIR,” said Dr Patil, adding that the police have warned him.
The man claimed that members of his society were “falsely complaining as they nurse a grudge against him”. Last week, an offence was filed against parents of a newly wed couple and organizers of the wedding in Chembur for violating protocol regarding the number of guests.—Richa.Pinto