The religious event organised by the Tablighi Jamaat has resulted in Nizamuddin turning into a coronavirus hotspot after several cases were linked to the gathering, including the deaths in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana.
As the concerned authorities continue a large scale manhunt for those who attended the religious congregation at New Delhi's Nizamuddin--possibly one of the biggest hotspot of the coronavirus outbreak--information extracted from the coronavirus patients in Telangana lead to the massive disclosure.
Sources in the Health Ministry close to Zee News told that the first piece of information about the religious gathering came from nine Indonesian nationals who tested positive for COVID-19. In an attempt to trace down their contacts, the hospital authorities learned about the Tablighi meet at the Nizamuddin Markaz.
The information was conveyed to the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) who later passed on the news to the Delhi government on March 19, who sent a team to the Markaz on March 20. But, the team was not able to gather any information of attendees who are still staying inside the Markaz. Subsequently, Delhi police again sent a team to investigate the case after four more people were found to be infected with the coronavirus on March 21 and March 22. However, they still could not gather information about the Muslim devotees couped up inside the mosque.
On March 24, seven more people tested positive for coronavirus infection in Telangana who had links to the Nizamuddin Markaz. After this, the NCDC then formed a group on behalf of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHI) to find out what the situation was inside the Markaz. Subsequently, it got to know about the huge gathering inside.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia informed on Wednesday that Tablighi Jamaat's Markaz in Nizamuddin West was cleared with over 2,300 people evacuated in the last 36 hours. 1500 people left the venue before the lockdown.
About 9,000 Tablighi Jamaat members and their primary contacts have been quarantined in the country, a Home ministry official said.
Delhi Police has registered an FIR against six people who managed the Tablighi Jamaat headquarters including one Maulana Saad who is believed to be the in-charge.
Dr. Zeeshan, Mufti Shehzad, M Saifi, Younus and Mohd Salman other accused named in the FIR under Section 3 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897.
Besides, participants from across India, the congregation was attended by people from different countries, including Indonesia and Thailand.
Taking stringent action against the Tablighi Jamaat, Nizamuddin, the Centre on Thursday blacklisted 960 foreigners and cancelled their tourist visas after over their involvement in Jamaat activities. The government also said that necessary legal action will be taken against them.
"Under the directions of Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has blacklisted 960 foreigners, present in India on tourist visas, for their involvement in Tablighi Jamaat activities," the Ministry of Home Affairs said in an official statement.
The ministry also directed the Delhi Police and the DGPs of other concerned states to take necessary legal action against all such violators on priority, under relevant sections of the Foreigners Act, 1946, and the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
The religious event organised by the Tablighi Jamaat has resulted in Nizamuddin turning into a coronavirus hotspot after several cases were linked to the gathering, including the deaths in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana.
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