AGARTALA, May 12 (TIWN): 37-year-old man who was not allowed to enter his home by the neighbours even as he tested negative for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), forcing him to go to a quarantine centre set up by the health authority in Tripura, was escorted till home by the officials.

Gobinda Debnath had spent over Rs 30,000 to hire a car in Assam, and then it took him three days to reach Tripura, and finally his residence at Joynagar on the outskirts of state capital Agartala.  Debnath, who works at a mechanical workshop in Agartala, recently went to Assam to accompany his father to Guwahati.  For him, a fresh struggle began when he was about to enter his home at Joynagar on Sunday night.  "Over 5,000 people, mostly intoxicated, prevented Debnath from entering his home. Police officers and health officials tried to pacify Debnath''s neighbours but they became more agitated and also tried to harass us," West Tripura District Health Officer Sangeeta Chakraborty said. 

However, today a final warning was given to the locals, further asked them to help Gobinda Debnath’s family to purchase items.