Youth arrested in Hailakandi district of Assam's for concealing travel history to China

GUWAHATI: A youth who had recently returned from China was arrested in southern Assam’s Hailakandi district for having concealed his travel history, said an official.

The youth has been quarantined, and an FIR has been filed at the Sadar Police Station against the youth and his father, a government employee. Hailakandi District Magistrate Keerthi Jalli said that departmental action for immediate suspension is also being drawn against the father of the youth for concealing vital information of the travel history of his son. “After apprehending the youth, samples sent to Silchar Medical College and Hospital for testing,” the District Magistrate said. (IANS)

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