
Videos of forced COVID-19 testing by BBMP emerge
The Hindu
Civic body orders an inquiry, police register suo motu case
Videos of BBMP personnel reportedly forcing citizens to undergo COVID-19 tests in Nagarathpet were circulated widely on social media platforms on Monday. In one of the videos, a man was assaulted by BBMP staff for registering his name, mistaking the testing booth for a vaccination booth. While a suo motu case has been taken up by the Halasooru Gate police, the BBMP has ordered an enquiry into the incident. The civic body’s Joint Commissioner of South zone has been directed to submit a report within 24 hours. Minister for Health and Family Welfare K. Sudhakar said no official should force anyone to get tested. “But, I would like to appeal to people to get tested if officials come and request them,” he said.More Related News

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.