KATHMANDU: One among the 17 people arrested for beating a traffic policeman in Lalitpur’s Pulchowk last week has been found to be infected with coronavirus.
A PCR test conducted by the Metropolitan Police Complex, Lalitpur came out with positive report.
According to a Lalitpur police official, the arrested ones are being kept in a quarantine center before undergoing PCR test.
A clash took place between locals and police while pulling Rato Machhendranath’s chariot in Pulchowk on Thursday. Traffic police constable Kamal Ghimire was brutally beaten.
Eighteen people, including police, have been confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus.
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