14 attendees of the Tablighi Jamaat Conference have been arrested after their quarantine period ended on April 15th in Uttar Pradesh. The attendees include 11 Bangladeshis as well.
The arrested had earlier been picked up from a private guest house
On March 31st, all the 14 members were picked up from a private guest house in the Kazipur locality of Uttar Pradesh. Soon, their samples were sent for testing and all the reports read negative. The attendees were later placed in quarantine for 14 days, the period which has ended on April 15th.
The attendees have been arrested
Bhadohi Superintendent of Police Ram Badan Singh said that after the completion of the quarantine period, all the 14 have been arrested and sent to a temporary jail which has been set up for them.
The District Magistrate also announced that the passports of the 11 Bangladeshis, who are arrested, have been confiscated. Out of the 14 arrested, two belong to West Bengal and one attendee is from Assam.
Cases have also been lodged against seven others, including the guest house owner who had helped the group settle earlier.
Tablighi Conference has become an issue in the country
A major reason for the spike in COVID-19 cases in the country has been the Tablighi Jamaat Conference which took place in the Nizamuddin area of Delhi. The attendees later traveled across the country which has been the main reason for the chaos in India.
Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had suggested that the call records of the attendees will be checked for any hidden agenda.
