Ruckus at Srinagar Airport: 110 students quarantined after landing in Srinagar from Bangladesh, Ladakh
Srinagar: Srinagar Airport witnessed ruckus after the arrival of people mostly students from Ladakh and Bangaldesh landed at the Airport.
Scores of parents were waiting for to take them to their homes but they were disappointed after all the people who had landed at the Airport were whisked away and quarantined at a private hotel.
Sources said that police at Airport charged agitated parents with canes after they raised a hue and cry. Parents alleged that two students from ‘influential’ background were allowed to go home after they were taken out from the Airport premises.
An official said that parents created law and order problem while screening of the people who had landed was going on.
He said that anyone arriving in Srinagar from any foreign country and Ladakh region is bound to be quarantined. He said 79 people who arrived from Ladakh and 40 students from Bangaladesh today were taken to a place and quarantined.
“Proper medical teams have been deputed at the place where these have been quarantined,” he said.
The official denied the allegations that two students were allowed to go to their homes. “These guidelines are for everyone and there is no laxity on part of authorities,” he added.
Meanwhile, fliers alleged that no proper mechanism has been put in place at Srinagar Airport. They said that a flier is asked to wait for hours together and due to heavy rush, there is every possibility of virus spread.
District Administration while divulging information about the incident said that few students arrived from Bangladesh at Srinagar International Airport. As per the directions of District Magistrate Budgam, these students were to be quarantined as precautionary measure vis-a-vis spread of COVID-19 (Corona Virus).
“The medical authorities at Srinagar International Airport requested these students to cooperate for the said quarantine process to which they did not agree and started protest, breaking window/glass panes of Srinagar International Airport arrival area. At the same time parents of these students also started protest outside arrival terminal of Airport,” an official said.
“Airport authority and CISF then called in local police for resolution of the issue. The police party along with magistrate reached the spot and tried to pacify the protesters, but, they did not budge and continued with vandalism. Therefore, the police party on the directions of the magistrate, using all restraint, dispersed the protestors. Police has taken cognizance of the said incident. Students were later sent for quarantine at pre- designated locations by the district administration,” he added.
“All the members of society are humbly requested to cooperate with administration in order to curb the spread of COVID-19 (Corona Virus) infection,” the official added, (KNT)
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