Delhi Police to file charge sheets against 536 TJ members from 3 nations

PTI, May 28, 2020, 9:24 AM IST

New Delhi: The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police will file 12 charge sheets against 536 Tablighi Jamaat members from three countries, officials said on Thursday, May 28.

Till now, the police have already filed charge sheets against 374 foreigners from 32 countries.

The officials said the charges against the Tablighi Jamaat members pertain to violation of visa rules, government guidelines regarding the Epidemic Disease Act and acting negligently in a way that was likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.

The Tablighi Jamaat, a religious organization in Nizamuddin in South Delhi, had allegedly organized a congregation in March in violation of mass gatherings.

The Tablighi Jamaat’s Nizamuddin Markaz (center) had become a coronavirus hotspot in the national capital.