Delhi: FIR against 4 airlines for failing to check Covid RT-PCR negative report of passengers ANI | Updated: Apr 18, 2021 18:17 IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): The Delhi government on Sunday lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against four airlines for allegedly failing to check their passengers travelling from Maharashtra to the national capital with a Covid RT-PCR negative report.
Airlines including IndiGo, Vistara, SpiceJet and AirAsia have been listed in the FIR, which has been filed under the Delhi Disaster Management Act (DDMA).
On April 10, the Delhi government, in its new guidelines to curb the transmission of COVID-19 imposed several restrictions. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority issued an order making it mandatory for people travelling by air from Maharashtra to the national capital, to produce a negative RT-PCRCOVID report, 72 hours prior to the passenger's arrival.
Delhi govt files FIR against four airlines for failing to check RT-PCR reports of flyers from Maharashtra
Delhi had made it mandatory for people travelling by air from Maharashtra to the national capital, to produce a negative RT-PCR COVID report.
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Updated: Apr 18, 2021, 07:07 PM IST
The Delhi government on Sunday lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against four airlines for allegedly failing to check their passengers travelling from Maharashtra to the national capital with a Covid RT-PCR negative report.
Airlines including IndiGo, Vistara, SpiceJet and AirAsia have been listed in the FIR, which has been filed under the Delhi Disaster Management Act (DDMA).
No FIR against four airlines, seeking legal opinion on issue: Delhi Police ANI | Updated: Apr 19, 2021 00:53 IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Delhi Police has said it has not registered a First Information Report (FIR) on the complaint of the Arvind Kejriwal-led government against four airlines for allegedly failing to check their passengers traveling from Maharashtra to the national capital with a Covid RT-PCR negative report.
Police, in an official statement, on Sunday said it is seeking legal opinion on the matter.
Earlier in the day, the Kejriwal government lodged a complaint with Delhi Police against four airlines -- IndiGo, Vistara, SpiceJet, and AirAsia and asked it to file an FIR under Delhi Disaster Management Act (DDMA).