Home Cities Bangalore Bengaluru: BBMP seals apartment door, removes metal sheet after picture goes viralBengaluru: BBMP seals apartment door, removes metal sheet after picture goes viralBBMP Commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad said that the civic body was committed to address issues of stigma related to coronavirus. "Apologies for the over-enthusiasm of the local staff.”The metal sheet was removed on Thursday evening by BBMP officials. The incident, which took place at Ranka Heights, an apartment complex in Domlur which is located in the eastern part of Bengaluru, came to light when another resident shared the pictures of the sealed apartment on Twitter. Understand the need for containment, but this is an extremely dangerous fire hazard – please address urgently,” Satish Sangameswaran, a resident of the apartment complex tweeted. After the tweet drew flak to the BBMP online, civic officials removed the metal sheet.

Source: Indian Express July 23, 2020 14:48 UTC