A man spends three months in hiding at an airport for fear of COVID-19

NY- A judge charged a man with entering a gated area of ​​the Chicago airport where he lived undetected for three months for fear of returning home and catching COVID-19, the Chicago Tribune newspaper reported Monday.

Aditya Singh, 36, assured authorities that she was afraid of flying to return home to California because of the pandemic, so she lived in a closed area of ​​the O ‘airport for three months from October to last Saturday. Hare International without being noticed.

Singh was detained on Saturday after employees asked him to identify himself and show a pass that belonged to an employee in this restricted area of ​​the airport who had lost him.

The Californian lived for three months thanks to the food the passengers gave him and his ability to slip away caught the attention of the judge solving his case, who showed her disbelief during Sunday’s hearing.

“If I understand correctly, you are telling me that a person who was not an employee and was not authorized, is said to have lived in a secure area of ​​the O’Hare airport terminal from October 19, 2020 to January 16, 2021, without being noticed. Did I understand it correctly? “said Cook District Judge Susana Ortiz.

Singh lives in a Los Angeles neighborhood and has no previous records, so he can be released after posting a $ 1,000 bail and will face trial next week.

The judge showed her surprise that the man had been gone for three months without being discovered and recalled that the event is very serious as it calls into question airport security.