Cuttack: Sambalpur police have filed a case of violation of COVID-19 rules against a person, who has returned recently from Uzbekistan. The COVID-19 suspect was found to be violating the government guidelines of quarantine.

Based on the report of empowered authority, and preliminary enquiry by police, finding a prima facie case, Dhanupali Police has registered a case against the defaulter under section 188/271 IPC, today at Dhanupali PS Sambalpur, said a police headquarters press release, here on Sunday.