In Mumbai, Bribe Network Allows International Passengers to Skip Quarantine 06/04/2021
A health worker conducts COVID-19 testing of a passenger at CSMT station in Mumbai. Photo: PTI
New Delhi: At a time when India is setting new records of rising COVID-19 positive numbers, an investigative report by
mid-day has found that administrative misconduct on the Mumbai international airport premises has been making it possible for several international passengers arriving in the city to escape mandatory quarantine.
A set of officials tasked with ensuring that people arriving from foreign countries at the Mumbai airport go through a week-long institutional quarantine have in fact been ensuring that they can get out of this – for a price.