Three escape from quarantine centre

Tribune News Service

Panipat, April 12

Three persons under quarantine in an official centre at ESI Hospital escaped after jumping from a window. While two escaped on Saturday, the third one ran away in the wee hours of Sunday.

The Health Department informed the police about the incident.

They have been identified as Shafiq Ahmad of Assandh, Mohammad Shahrukh of Daryaganj in Delhi and Ashiq Ali of Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh.

Shafiq was nabbed from the Madlauda area on Friday. Shahrukh, who was nabbed from the Panipat border on Friday night, was arrested today by the police for escaping from the centre. The main gate of the hospital was locked and the police force and security guards were on night duty. They both absconded from the quarantine centre through a window and ran away from the backside of the hospital, the sources said.

The matter came to light in the morning. Dr SL Verma, Civil Surgeon, along with other officials, visited the centre and informed the police.

Dr Verma said the samples of the duo had been sent for testing for Covid on Saturday.

Meanwhile, 238 samples from the district have been sent for testing so far. Of which, 196 have been tested negative and three found positive have been treated successfully.