In Madhya Pradesh, over 60 foreign nationals and members of Tablighi Jamaat have been arrested by police today in Bhopal for participating in various religious programmes of the organisation in violation of Foreigners Act and under the Indian Penal Code.
Earlier, cases were registered against them under visa norms at various police stations in Bhopal. AIR Correspondent reports, Bhopal IG Upendra Jain informed that cases were registered against the foreigner members of Tablighi Jamaat for the violation of visa conditions under the Foreigners Act.
As per the information, they had arrived in India on tourist visas under which they can’t participate in religious activities. They hailed from countries like Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, Tanzania, South Africa and Myanmar. The Jamaat members bail application was already rejected by a local court in Bhopal yesterday.
Officials also informed that some of the arrested persons had earlier tested positive for Coronavirus and all of them were placed under quarantine. On the other hand, Police have also registered a case against a 27-year-old woman and her younger brother, both COVID-19 patients, for allegedly threatening to spread the Coronavirus infection in Khargone district of the state.
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