MP labourer couple allegedly quarantined in toilet

A labourer couple was allegedly quarantined and served food in a school toilet in Madhya Pradesh's Raghogarh. They were later shifted to the main school building after the matter came to public notice.

Guna (Madhya Pradesh):A labourer couple was quarantined and allegedly served their meal in a school toilet on Sunday in Madhya Pradesh's Raghogarh.

A photograph of the couple, which went viral, showed the man holding a plate of food in the toilet. They were later shifted to the main school building in Devipura of Todara Gram Panchayat when the matter came to public notice.

Guna district collector S. Vishwanath said the picture was apparently taken when the man reached the toilet in an inebriated condition and his wife served him a meal there.

Raghogarh district official Jitendra Singh Dhakre said the worker had not been quarantined in the toilet. However, an investigation has been ordered into the matter.

However, sources said the couple was indeed quarantined by officials in the toilet and was moved to the main building of the school after the issue became a talking point among the public.

(IANS report)