New Delhi: A complaint was filed in a Muzaffarpur court against Chinese President Xi Jinping and China’s ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, on Monday for allegedly “hatching a conspiracy to spread coronavirus”.
The matter is slated for hearing before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) on April 11. The complaint, filed by advocate Sudheer Kumar Ojha, alleged that the duo hatched a conspiracy to spread coronavirus.
Complaint alleges ‘conspiracy behind coronavirus’
This comes after at least 110 cases of coronavirus, including 17 foreign nationals, have been confirmed across India, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Coronavirus, which originated in China’s Wuhan city in December last year, has so far spread to more than 100 countries, infecting over 1,30,000 people. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared coronavirus a pandemic.
Coronavirus cases in India rise to 114
Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus cases in India has risen to 114 on Monday, Ministry of Health and Family Affairs said.
In the last 24 hours, four cases have increased in the country. As many as 13 people have been cured so far. Today, Odisha has also reported the first case from the deadly infection, which caused around 6000 death globally.
According to the ministry, over 12 lakhs people were screened at airports.
Two people have so far died of the infection in the country so far. The virus had first emerged in China’s Wuhan city in December last year.