B Abdul Nasar (IAS:2012:KL), the then Kollam District Collector, had then told media that “he got married in February and was traveling to Singapore with his wife....he came back on March 19... he had left his official residence for Bengaluru with his wife on a flight on the same day. Although he was not showing any symptoms, the protocol was such that he had to be quarantined...May be he misunderstood what home quarantine is… May be he thought it is his home where he has to be quarantined, but the point is that he left without informing anyone.” Mishra moved to Bengaluru where his brother -- a doctor. Later media reports said that he had reached his hometown Kanpur in the midst of imposition of lockdown.