Bizman's family & quack turn Jhalrapatan town into a hotspot

Kota: An alleged irresponsible attitude of a businessman’s family and that of a quack turned Jhalrapatan town of Jhalawar district into a fresh hotspot, with at least 119 fresh positive cases detected in the past few days.

Police have booked three members of the family and the quack under different sections of the Epidemic Act for spreading the virus.

The four accused are currently undergoing treatment for Covid-19.

Jhalawar’s chief medical and health officer (CMHO) Dr Sajeed Khan said, “A 200-metre periphery in Imli Darwaja and the street behind Narayan Talkies, where at least 119 Covid-19 positive cases were detected in the past few days are the fresh hotspots and red zone in Jhalawar district, which was headed to become a green zone after having successfully treated at least 42 patients in Pedawa town and Jhalawar city.”

As per the medical and police officials, an unauthorised gathering of around 50 people, some of whom came from Indore and Sagar in MP, at the funeral of mother (100 years old) of a noted businessman at the town’s Imli Darwaja area on May 19. An even bigger crowd attended the ‘third day’ of rituals which was followed by a community feast on May 22, which spread the virus in Jhalrapatan.

Similarly, a quack identified as Ibhrim, who ran a clinic in the area behind Narayan Talkies, turned into another carrier of the virus as he had been treating patients since the enforcement of lockdown 1.0.

The rapid spread of the virus came to light when three members of a family from the area with deteriorating health reached for medical checkup at a government hospital on May 22 and tested positive on May 23.

“When sampling was carried out in the two areas, over 100 positive cases were revealed pushing the city into a severe red zone,” CMHO said.

“On the report by CMHO, the police on Thursday booked Ibhrim Bohara, a quack, who ran a medical clinic at Barli Ka Chabutra, behind Narayan Talkies under sections of Epidemic Act and on the report by local beat constable, police booked three members of the family identified as Vimal Jain, Manhore Jain and Prakesh Jain under Epidemic Act and holding back the information on the disease,” said DSP Vijay Shankar Sharma.

“The private medical practitioner, despite repeated advisory to shut the clinic, was engaged in practice at the clinic and when the medical team reached him for his sample, he rudely denied following which the police intervened. The quack as well his three brothers and another 45 -50 members of the family were tested positive,” the DSP said, adding that all of them are undergoing treatment at Covid-19 care centre and at the medical college hospital.