Palghar lynching accused tests positive for coronavirus

New Delhi : One of the accused people of Palghar lynching incident has tested positive for coronavirus. He was locked-up at Wada police station.

The identified coronavirus man was first admitted in an isolation ward of Palghar rural hospital and is being shifted to a prisoner ward at JJ Hospital.

The accused may had contracted the virus when he was lodged with 20 accused people in one cell.

This comes after the Maharashtra Criminal investigation Department (CID) said it had arrested five more accused including two senior citizens in the case on Thursday night.

So far a total of 115 people, including 9 minors who have been sent to the children's remand home in Bhiwandi, have been nabbed in the case. Irrfan Shaikh, deputy superintendent of police, CID, said the accused were produced before the Dahanu court on Friday and have been remanded in CID custody till May 13.