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FIR against Tablighi Jamaat preacher Maulana Saad, others for organising congregation despite lockdown

The case was filed under Section 269, 270, 271 of Epidemic Disease Act 1897 and Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code.

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The Crime Branch of Delhi Police on Tuesday registered an FIR agaist Maulana Saad and other members of the Tablighi Jamaat for violating the government order restricting religious gatherings in wake of the coronavirus crisis. The case was filed under Section 269, 270, 271 of Epidemic Disease Act 1897 and Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for violation of directions given to the management of Markaz of Basti Nizamuddin. 

The order was issued to restrict social, political, and religious gatherings as well as take safety measures such as including social distancing for prevention of coronavirus infection.

According to Home Ministry's statement, as many as 1,746 people, including 261 foreigners, were present at the Tablighi Jamaat's Nizamuddin Markaz facility as on March 21, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced 'Janata curfew'.

The statement was issued as the Nizamuddin Markaz emerged as the biggest coronavirus hotspot in India after a congregation defied lockdown orders and gathered for a religious event. 24 people have been tested positive from the gathering while as much as 200 are showing symptoms.

Earlier on Tuesday, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said 1,033 people have been shifted to various places after authorities started evacuating the place on Monday.

"700 people who attended this congregation have been quarantined while around 335 people have been admitted to hospitals," the minister said. 

Jain said the screening of all those who participated in the event is being conducted by the government.

The area near the establishment was virtually sealed following fears that some people may have contracted COVID-19. The Delhi government has launched a house-to-house mapping exercise in two nearby colonies on Tuesday to check for coronavirus cases.

The Union Home Ministry has said foreigners who attended the event in violation of visa rules will be barred. 

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