Two inmates including notorious thief Bunty Chor test positive for Covid in Poojapura jail

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Notorious criminal Devinder Singh alias Bunty Chor has tested positive for Covid-19. He is serving a 10-year jail term in a theft case in Poojapura Central jail.

He was confirmed of the virus in a test conducted yesterday. Another prisoner identified as Manikandan has also confirmed of the virus.

The jail department decided to conduct Covid tests in jail in the wake of the transmission of the disease. The test was conducted as part of it.