Published 17:27 IST, March 21st 2020

Kanika Kapoor breaks silence says she's not irresponsible as people are deeming her to be

Kanika Kapoor has been getting a lot of flak ever since she tested positive for the novel coronavirus for not disclosing her illness to people

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Kanika Kapoor, who has been getting a lot of flak ever since she tested positive for vel coronavirus for t disclosing her illness to people and attending social garings, spoke to a leing media publication and informed that she wants to tell people that she is t 'irresponsible' person that people have me her look. Asserting that she reached India late in night on March 9 and informed that she was screened for all virus symptoms. 

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"re are se silly rumours that I hid in washroom to skip screening. Tell me, how is it possible for a person to skip screening at immigration while coming on an international flight? I was properly screened at Mumbai airport and I stayed in city for a day. But since everything was closed and work was happening (because of industry lockdown due to coronavirus spre), my parents suggested I come home", she ded. 

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Kanika stated that she reached Luckw on March 11, she informed that at that time re was visory issued by government claiming that anyone who has traveled from abro should self-quarantine and so she did t. baby doll singer ded that she started getting symptoms just four days back. 

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Meanwhile,  Kanika Kapoor has been booked for negligence and disobedience to order issued by a public servant, an official said.  FIR was registered at Sarojini Nagar police station, said Police Commissioner Surjit Pandey. "An FIR was lodged at Sarojini Nagar police station under IPC Sections 269 (negligent act likely to spre infection of disease dangerous to life), 270 (malignant act likely to spre infection of disease danger­ous to life), 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant)," he told PTI.

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FIR was lodged on complaint of Luckw chief medical officer. Two more FIRs are likely to be filed against singer at Hazratganj and Gomtinagar police stations as she h allegedly visited at least three garings in areas falling under ir jurisdiction.

17:27 IST, March 21st 2020