A case has been registered against the preacher who led the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi and others for violating government orders and presenting numerous to the danger of coronavirus.
Delhi Police on Tuesday registered the case against Maulana Saad and others of Tablighi Jamaat under Section 3 of Epidemic Disease Act 1897 with Section 269, 270, 271 and 120-B IPC for violation of government directions.
The Jammat allegedly violated government directions given to the management of Markaz (centre) in Basti Nizamuddin with regarding restriction on social, political and religious gathering and for taking safety measures, including social distancing for prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infection.
The Delhi Police Commissioner said the FIR was filed by Delhi Police Crime Branch under Section 3 (punishment for offense) of the Epidemic Disease Act 1897 and Sections 269 (Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease), 270 (malignant act likely to spread infection of disease), 271 (disobedience to quarantine rule) and 120b (punishment of criminal conspiracy) of the IPC. The markaz (centre) in the south Delhi neighborhood organised a Tabligh-e-Jamaat from March 1-15 and in any event 2,000 individuals, including foreigners and Indians from the nation over, attended the gathering.
On Sunday night, many residents of the centre started showing symptoms of COVID-19 and police and paramilitary officials locked down the area however specialists fear a possible spread of the virus.
In Delhi, at least 24 individuals who participated in the occasion have tested positive for COVID-19.
On Monday night, the Telangana government confirmed that six individuals who had attended to the gathering in Delhi died of coronavirus in the State.
States across the country are now a hunt to trace all members from the Jamaat as well as they came in contact with.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was quoted in reports as saying that 1,107 individuals, who attended to the religious congregation in Nizamuddin West, have been quarantined.
He said that his government has just already written to Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal recommending the registration of FIR against the organizers.
Nationals from the UK and France are among 281 foreigners out of 1,830 individuals who were found by the police over the last two days at the Markaz that turned into a key source of coronavirus spread in the country, officials said.
In last one month, at least 8,000 individuals, including foreigners visited the premises of the Markaz, and the vast majority of them either came back to their respective places or were in other Markaz facilities across the country, thereby having a link to some positive cases in those states, they said.
Post A Comment:
0 comments: