On 28 March, a list spread like wildfire on WhatsApp groups in the capital. It had names, addresses, flight details, passport numbers and contact information of 722 residents of South Delhi who had travelled to covid-19-affected countries.
Many of the city’s resident welfare association (RWA) groups circulated this list, alerting residents about people in the list who are from their own localities.
The source of this list, however, remains unknown. B.M. Mishra, district magistrate, South Delhi, said that neither of the 10 district magistrates in the capital have circulated this list and that he is unaware of where it may have come from. “We received it from our councillor, and it is authentic.
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