The police have registered a case against one Mohammed Ashraf for violating lockdown rules and failing to get himself a health check after arriving from Kerala.
Ashraf, a resident of Pudu in Bantwal taluk, was working in Mallapuram in Kerala. He had reached Mangaluru, after the announcement of the lockdown, by travelling in a truck on April 11. Since then, he was staying in his relative's house at Bollayi in Sajipamooda.
Following a complaint from the residents, the police tracked him down and admitted him to a hospital for quarantine. A case has been registered against him under sections 269 and 270 of IPC at Bantwal Town Police Station.
Published 15 April 2020, 15:15 IST