Covid numbers in Nuh, Gurgaon’s neighbouring district in south Haryana, have started to come down, official data shows. But illness in the villages isn’t, sarpanches say.
The heads of several villages in the district said Covid-like symptoms had manifested in scores of residents, who have not got tested. They also claimed several deaths had taken place after people reported fever and breathing distress, reports Shubhra Pant.
Nuh has so far officially reported 64 Covid deaths – 9 of those in April and 25 from May 1-16.
Ashraf, the outgoing sarpanch of Ghasera village, said at least 10 persons with Covid-like symptoms had died in the past week. “There has not been a single day in the last week when a villager hasn’t died here,” he said, adding every other household had someone afflicted by fever or respiratory distress.
âShe Died Fighting Forced Conversionâ. Nikita Tomarâs Father Criticises Documentary That Says Her Murder Had Nothing To Do With Religion
by Swati Goel Sharma - Mar 5, 2021 04:12 PM
A banner outside Nikita Tomarâs house a week after her murder
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Moolchand Tomar says he is pained by how the documentary has âtwisted his wordsâ
In October, 21-year-old Nikita Tomar was shot dead outside her college in Haryanaâs Faridabad district by her former schoolmate Mohammed Tausif.
Her family told the media at that time that Tausif had kidnapped Nikita a year earlier and kept her confined for a day, to try to convince her against her wishes to have