JAMMU: Police has registered First Information Report (FIR) against Principal Sister Hema and Vice Principal Sister Leema of St Mary’s Presentation Convent Secondary School Gandhi Nagar after an inquiry conducted by the Executive Magistrate found them responsible for violating the Government guidelines on closure of the school resulting into COVID-19 infection to one of the teacher Neelu Varinder, who subsequently succumbed to the virus in the Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu.FIR No. 154/2021 under Sections 188/269/270/506 IPC, 3 Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 and 15 Disaster Management Act 2005 was registered against Sister Hema and Sister Leema at Gandhi Nagar police station for further investigations.The FIR was based on inquiry conducted by an Executive Magistrate into reports that the Convent School Gandhi Nagar violated the Government guidelines on closure of schools due to COVID-19 and continued to call the teachers leading to infection to one of them and subsequently her death.Husband of Neelu Varinder was also stated to be suffering from COVID-19.To a question as to when Sister Hema and Sister Leema will be arrested, police officials said the investigations have been initiated and their arrest can’t be ruled out.
