Police said during the search brown sugar was found concealed inside the case of the charger to his friend Dipankar Roy, who was admitted at the center.
COVID patients flee Tripura facility, many may have boarded train to other states
After a preliminary investigation, police said they suspect that 18 patients might have boarded a train and left the state.
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AGARTALA: At least 25 COVID patients escaped from a temporary care centre at Ambassa in Tripura, following which a massive search operation was launched by the police and only seven of them could be apprehended from a railway station, an official said on Wednesday.
All the patients, who fled the COVID care centre at Panchayat Raj Training Institute (PRTI) on Monday night, are migrant workers who came from other states, sad Himadri Sarkar, the officer-in-charge of the Ambassa police station.
At least 25 Covid patients escaped from a temporary care centre at Ambassa in Tripura, following which a massive search operation was launched by the police and only seven of them could be apprehended from a railway station, said an official.
At Least 25 Covid Patients Escape From Health Centre In Tripura
According to officials, many of them might have boarded trains and so far only seven of the 25 patients have been traced
Outlook Web Bureau 12 May 2021, Last Updated at 4:16 pm Representational Image/ PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-12T16:14:54+05:30 At Least 25 Covid Patients Escape From Health Centre In Tripura outlookindia.com 2021-05-12T16:16:38+05:30
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Amid covid-19 care centres across the country running out of space to accommodate new patients, in a one-of-a-kind incident, at least 25 patients escaped from a centre in Tripura.
The incident occurred on Monday night at the Panchayat Raj Training Institute (PRTI) located in Ambassa, officials said.
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