SHILLONG, June 10 -- The Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP) has demanded the immediate arrest of the American aid worker for physical assault on health care personnel at the Shillong Civil hospital recently."We demand that Theodore Moallem be arrested and punished as per the Epidemic Act. His action is highly condemnable," FKJGP East Khasi Hills Unit president Elton Cliff Warjri said in a statement issued on Wednesday. He said the FKJGP also thanked all the frontline workers who are working tirelessly to combat against the spread of COVID-19 in the state.

On June 6, Moallem who works for an NGO Blind Lead Trust here was taken to hospital as he complained of cardiac problem but was non-cooperative with the hospital staff....