Jabalpur: SHO, 4 guards suspended after COVID-19 patient flees hospital

A COVID-19 patient escaped from a hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district on Sunday. The administration has suspended Station House Officer (SHO) and four guards who were on duty. Madhya Pradesh Police has announced a cash reward of Rs 50,000 for the information related to whereabouts of the corona patient

Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh): After a COVID-19 patient fled from a hospital here on Sunday, Station House Officer (SHO) and four guards who were on duty have been suspended.

"The concerned Station House Officer and 4 guards who were on duty have been suspended. All aspects of the case are being investigated. We are making all efforts to nab the person. We also request people to be alert and inform us," said Jabalpur District Magistrate Bharat Yadav.

Madhya Pradesh Police has announced a cash reward of Rs 50,000 for the information related to whereabouts of the corona patient who fled from the hospital.

The coronavirus positive patient was identified as Javed Khan.

He has been accused under the National Security Act and was responsible for attacking a police team in Indore's Chandan Nagar and managed to escape from Jabalpur Medical College.

Police PRO Ravindra Singh informed that DGP Vivek Johri has declared a reward of Rs 50,000 for the person who helps in getting the runaway COVID-19 patient arrested.

(ANI Report)