More than 30 Covid-19 suspects go missing in Delhi, ongoing search: report



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More than 35 coronavirus suspects, who had been quarantined at two different facilities in Delhi, went missing under suspicious circumstances, the Hindi-language publication of HT Live Hindustan reported.

District police in neighboring Delhi states have been alerted while conducting a search operation. Delhi Police have also formed various teams to search for missing suspects. According to Delhi police sources, the incidents took place in Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar and Azadpur colony in Model Town.

On April 15, more than 100 coronavirus suspects were admitted to a facility in the Azadpur neighborhood of Model Town. Around Tuesday night, three or four people were reported missing from there. The complaint was filed with the police on behalf of the center in charge as soon as the matter was detected.

The second incident was reported from a center in the Mukherjee Nagar area. About 125 people were admitted to the quarantine center here around April 16. From here, more than 30 Covid-19 suspects were reported missing under mysterious circumstances sometime Monday night. The center in charge also reported the incident to the appropriate police station.

According to Delhi police sources, some suspects of Nepalese origin have also been reported to be among the missing Covid-19 suspects. They are all being sought. An investigation is also underway to uncover the cause behind his leak. No one from the respective quarantine centers is reported to have helped these suspects escape.

2,248 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the national capital. 48 people died from the infection, while 724 people recovered, according to data from the health ministry.

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