TURA:
Covid has struck arrested BJP MDC of Tura Bernard N Marak during his current police custody inside the Tura police station compelling authorities to shift him to the Covid isolation ward inside Tura civil hospital.
Bernard tested positive three days ago, it was informed. He had four more days of police custody to complete before facing the court but will now have to wait it out until his recovery.
His current custody for medical care is being treated as judicial custody and once discharged will have to return to the Tura police station to complete the remaining four days of police custody.
The BJP leader has been given police custody by the courts three times, totaling 26 days for various cases including immoral trafficking and possession of illegal explosives inside his farmhouse.