Law Kumar Mishra
Patna, August 28
Ranchi district administration in Jharkhand has lodged an FIR against Tejpratap Yadav, elder son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad and the owner and manager of a premier hotel on the charges of violating the Lockdown restrictions.
Tejpratap who is a former health minister in Bihar had come to Ranchi to meet his father admitted in the Kelly Bungalow converted into a jail. He checked-in in the hotel.
The FIR was lodged against the hotel owner, Dushyant Kumar and manager at Ranchi’s Chutia police station on a written complaint of circle officer Prakash Kumar. CO in his complaint said when he visited room no-507 of the hotel around 9 pm on Thursday, Tej Pratap was found staying there, which was a violation of the government order during the Covid.
According to the guidelines issued by the MHA, no hotel is allowed to accommodate any guest during the Corona restrictions. This particular hotel has been designated as a quarantine centre for Corona warrior-doctors and nurses.
Abhay Kumar Singh, RJD’s Jharkhand unit president claimed the hotel owner had family ties with the Lalu family and as a goodwill gesture, a room was allotted to Tejpratap by the hotel owner.He claimed the two families were close to the extent that even the catering teams were sent to Lalu residence at Patna in the past from the hotel.
Ravi Thakur, officer-in-charge of Chutiya police station said FIR was lodged against the hotel management under sections 188 and 34 of Indian penal Code.Due to lockdown restrictions,hotels are not allowed to operate,he said.
Tejpratap had gone to Ranchi to meet Lalu after getting himself examined medically at Kelly Bungalow of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences.He was allowed entry after he was tested Corona negative.
In Jharkhand, lockdown restrictions are strict as anyone coming to the state through road,train or by air is asked to undergo 14 days isolation,either at home or institutions recognised by the state government. Even those entering Jhakhand from border areas of Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and U P are forced to go on isolation.
His younger son and former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav today went into self imposed quarantine following reports of his private secretary, Sanjay Yadav, who tested positive.Two had returned from New Delhi on Thursday. Tejashwi had cancelled all engagements, his staff said.
