As if residents of Worli Koliwada did not have enough to worry about with eight cases of Coronavirus in the locality, many of them have been getting hate calls and messages saying they are the root cause of the pandemic spread there. The area with a population of around 80,000 was sealed on March 27 when seven people were found positive for COVID-19. On Tuesday the number went upto eight and additional reports are awaited.

The police and authorities are leaving no stone unturned to keep the spread low. No one is allowed to leave their house. But residents said people are now looking at Koliwada with suspicion. At least two residents told this reporter that they received calls from people blaming them for the spread in Koliwada.