Bandipora, May 19: Bandipora district administration on Thursday took a strong note of violating burial protocol of a man and registered case against relatives of deceased who died of Covid-19 last night.
An official said that a resident of C.A.Khan of Village Bandipora was admitted in JVC Hospital Srinagar who died on Wednesday due to Covid-19 pandemic. The dead body of the deceased was brought to his home in an Ambulance by the health authorities for burial purposes as per the guidelines laid down with the regard to Covid-19 pandemic by the Government.
“However the relatives of the deceased gathered in a large number and did not adhere to the guidelines laid down by the Government from time to time. This act of the public gathered at the funeral resulted in great threat to the public health”, an official said.
In this regard, acting strictly against the violators a case FIR No: 76 of 2021 U/s 269, 188 has been registered in Police Station Bandipora and investigation was set into motion.
District administration Bandipora reiterated its appeal and advised general public to adhere strictly upon the guidelines laid down by the Government with regard to Covid-19 pandemic otherwise there will be a wide spread cases of Covid-19 in the UT and it will be an uphill task for the administration to control the pandemic.
