Over 300 passengers flee Silchar airport to avoid COVID testing after creating ruckus
Over 300 passengers, who landed at the Silchar airport on Wednesday, created disorder and fled the facility to escape mandatory COVID-19 testing, officials said on Thursday, and asserted criminal action will be initiated against them. Cachar district Additional Deputy Commissioner Sumit Sattawan said a total of 690 passengers arrived at the airport from various parts of the country aboard six aircraft.
He said they were supposed to undergo swab tests at the airport and the nearby Tikol Model Hospital.
“Around 300 people created chaos at both places, mainly over payment of Rs 500 for the tests,” he said.
