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COVID-19 positive undertrial escapes in PPE kit from Jind hospital, held

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COVID-19 positive undertrial escapes in PPE kit from Jind hospital, held
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Chandigarh, Jun 10 () An undertrial who was admitted to a hospital in Haryana's Jind after testing positive for coronavirus escaped from there wearing a PPE kit, but was nabbed hours later, an official said on Wednesday.

The undertrial, Shiv Kumar, was found COVID-19 positive on June 6, Deputy Superintendent of Police Kaptan Singh told .

"He was released on bail two days ago on court orders. Since, he was COVID-19 positive, he was admitted to the Jind Civil hospital. On Tuesday evening, he escaped through a window. However, we arrested him late in the night," the DSP said.

A CCTV footage showed Kumar escaping wearing a PPE kit.

A case under provisions of the Disaster Management Act and Section 188 of the IPC (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) has been registered against Kumar, he said. SUN VSD NSD RDK RDK

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