Man Fakes His Death To Beat Coronavirus Lockdown And Reach Home On An Ambulance, Gets Arrested
The ongoing 21-day nationwide has disrupted normal life and has caused some 'inconvenience' to everyone to say the least.While most of the people are adhering to the rules and are following the lockdown to protect themselves and others from COVID-19, there are a few who feel that the restrictions do not apply to them and that they can outsmart it.?
In one such case, a man faked his death to reach home during the nationwide lockdown.The man identified as Hakam Din, residing in the village of Sailan, in Jammu and KashmirĄ¯s Poonch district along with three of his accomplices used a fake death certificate and hired a private ambulance to reach his village.?
Din was admitted to Government Medical College hospital last week due to an injury, and after he was discharged he could not get a vehicle to go home, due to the lockdown.So he conspired with three others and forged a certificate of his death to travel in a private ambulance.?
"Dead body shifted from the GMC hospital to Baflaiz Saillan. In between the crisis of coronavirus, nobody should disturb them," the certificate issued by a Casualty Medical Officer at Government Medical College Hospital read.?
However, things did not go according to their plan and a police team intercepted the ambulance and found the man alive.?
"A man, who was admitted in Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu due to an injury was discharged on Monday but due to the lockdown and ban on movement of inter-state vehicles, he conspired to reach his hometown in a filmy style," a senior police officer said. The cops subsequently arrested all the four and sent them to a quarantine facility.?
While Din managed to get away without much trouble, a man from Kerala who defied the lockdown wasn't so lucky.?
TH Riyaz, a native of Kasargod district in Kerala had taken out his new car for a ride on Monday defying the lockdown and was confronted by the locals who beat and tied him up and damaged his vehicle.The local police were quick to intervene and rescued Riyaz before the situation got out of control. The cops have also booked Riyaz for overspeeding and breaking the lockdown restrictions.?
There have also been several cases from across the country where people broke the lockdown and ventured outside their homes on petty excuses during the lockdown which will be in place across the country till April 14.
