Man Celebrates His Release From Jail With 15 Friends, Cops File FIR For Breaking COVID Norm
In a bizarre yet tragic incident, the Denor police have registered an FIR against a person who violated the Covid-19 protocols for celebrating his release from jail.
The man celebrated with around 10-15 persons in a jeep, violating the Covid-19 protocols issued by the Maharashtra government. The FIR was registered after the video of the party went viral.
No one was wearing masks
An officer said that on June 23, when Shabuddin Idrisi alias Babu Chaddi was released from prison, around 10-15 persons came to receive him in a jeep. They then took him to Deonar where he was garlanded and a party was organised where no one was wearing masks.
A video of this incident went viral on social media and was brought to the attention of the local police. Following this, the Deonar police found that the incident took place under their jurisdiction and registered a case against Idrisi along with 15 others for the violation of Covid-19 protocol.?
No arrests have been made in the case as yet. An officer said that Idrisi is a history-sheeter and has in the past been arrested for cases of electricity theft.
Maharashtra unlock plan?
In Maharashtra five-level unlock plan seeks to ease coronavirus-induced curbs as per infection positivity rate and oxygen bed occupancy number.?On Saturday, Maharashtra reported 8,753 new COVID cases, 8,385 discharges, and 156 deaths in the past 24 hours. Active cases: 1,16,876. Total discharges: 58,36,920 Recovery rate: 96.01%.
COVID situation
Meanwhile, with 21 cases among the 48 identified in the country so far, Maharashtra leads the charts in Delta plus COVID-19 strain infections. The Delta Plus or AY.1 variant has been detected in patients from Ratnagiri (9), Jalgaon (7), Mumbai (2), and one each from Thane, Palghar and Sindhudurg districts.
The Union health ministry has made it clear that this strain has three worrying characteristics-- increased transmissibility, stronger binding in receptors of lung cells and potential reduction in monoclonal antibody response.
