Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

District Magistrate Faridkot responds to a news report regarding three passengers returning from Hazur Sahib not taken to quarantine zone

Posted On: 30 APR 2020 5:06PM by PIB Chandigarh

In response to a news report that a PRTC bus coming from Hazur Sahib 
dropped three passengers on the way at Kot Kapura, Faridkot instead of 
taking them to Quarantine centre, District Magistrate Faridkot has confirmed 
that that all three passengers were intercepted by the police & taken to 
government quarantine facility.
In a tweet, District Magistrate Faridkot clarified that 
“Dist admin picks up passengers from designated places, when they are 
dropped by bus. These people after being dropped by bus (going to moga) tried 
to go their home by private vehicle. They were intercepted by police and 
brought to government quarantine facility”
The clarification has also been tweeted from official Twitter handles 
namely @PIBChandigarh and @ROBChandigarh.
DS/AC


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