The famous Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor, who was mainly popular for singing Baby Doll song, was among four people who tested positive for coronavirus in Lucknow on Friday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 23.
Kanika Kapoor tests positive
It is reported that Kanika Kapoor, who has settled abroad, had come to her home town Lucknow for some particular work and was staying in Mahanagar area of the state capital.
She was was in London for a while where she might have come in contact with the virus. However, she refrained from informing authorities.
Interestingly, the 41-year-old had also visited two parties where many high-profile guests were present, including a former Chief Minister of another state along with functionaries and retired judges.
The officers of the UP state health department rushed to the apartment where the singer was staying and informed other residents about the self-quarantine.
They also carried out tests of a few people who had reportedly come in contact with the singer. The other high profile guests, who attended a party along with the singer, were also being contacted. Along with Kapoor, three more people tested positive for COVID-19 in the state capital.
Kanika shares on Instagram
Kanika shared in an Instagram post that she tested positive for coronavirus and said that she and her family members were “incomplete quarantine”. She added that she did not show any symptoms when she was scanned at the airport 10 days ago and that the symptoms developed only four days ago.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B98tXqnFqE2/
Meanwhile, filmmaker and Indian Film & Television Directors’ Association president Ashoke Pandit had slammed the Bollywood singer for “being irresponsible” and putting other’s life at risk of contracting coronavirus. Kanika confirmed on Friday that she has tested positive for the virus.
Ashoke claimed that Kanika not only hid her travel history from the airport officials but also went to a party with nearly a hundred people in attendance. “Shame on U @TheKanikakapoor for being irresponsible by hiding ur details from the authorities, after U returned from #London & joining a party at a 5-star hotel, coming into contact with nearly 100 ppl. Now that U have tested #CoronaVirus +ve, U have put others’ life also in danger,” he wrote on Twitter.
Shame on U @TheKanikakapoor
for being irresponsible by hiding ur details from the authorities, after U returned from #London & joining a party at a 5 star hotel, coming into contact with nearly 100 ppl.
Now that U hv tested #CoronaVirus +ve, U hv put others’ life also in danger.— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) March 20, 2020
