COVID positive man disguises himself as wife, wears Niqab to board plane

Team Udayavani, Jul 23, 2021, 5:12 PM IST

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A Covid-19 positive man from Indonesia was caught wearing a niqab, pretending to be his wife in order to board a plane.

The passenger has been publicly identified only by the initials “DW.” He boarded a Citilink domestic flight from Jakarta to Ternate while wearing a niqab that covered him from head to toe.

Daily Mail reported that he carried fake IDs and a negative PCR test result, according to Indonesian authorities.

The man successfully navigated security checks at the airport and managed to board the plane but the trick didn’t work longer as a flight attendant blew his cover. She told authorities that she saw ‘DW’ go into an airplane bathroom, then come out wearing men’s clothes instead of the niqab.

He was detained in Ternate and when the police took him for a COVID-19 test, it came back positive.

His wife had tested negative for COVID-19 so he tried to use her ID and negative PCR results to travel.

After arresting the man, Ternate police chief Aditya Laksimada said, “He bought the plane ticket with his wife’s name and brought the identity card, the PCR test result, and the vaccination card with his wife’s name. All documents are under his wife’s name.’

The man is currently self-isolating at home and the police continue to investigate the incident.