Rajnandgaon (Chattishgarh), April 11: A more warning has been issued against the Tablighi Jamaat followers and attendees of Nizamuddin Markaz as Rajnandgaon Collector JP Maurya of Chattisgarh on Friday ordered Tablighi Jamaaties to inform about their travel history to save selves from murder charges being pressed.

 

 

The collector in his order said that if they are identified hiding any information they will be booked under IPC 302 or 307 (murder or attempt to murder). "As there has been a significant number of positive coronavirus cases among the people who attended the Tablighi Jamaat event, they are requested to disclose any travel history after March 1, 2020, or if anyone has visited their place from in or outside Chhattisgarh is also to be notified", it added. 

 

 

The district administration also underlined in the order that people from "all religions" are restricted from holding or conducting any religious gatherings like Puja, Aradhna, Darshan. However, only priests are allowed to carry out the daily rituals. "This order is for all religions and everyone should abide by it," it read.

 

The Tablighi Jamaat event in the last month has turned out to be the main reason for becoming a hotspot for coronavirus after hundreds of positive cases across the country were linked to the congregation. This has led upsurge in causing several deaths and infections including in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana.

 

Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had said on Thursday that the situation in the state is under control and that his government is trying all possible ways to increase the number of tests with the tally of confirmed cases in the state reaching up to 18.

 

Earlier, a similar warning was issued on April 6 when Uttarakhand Director General of Police (DGP) had told Tablighi Jamaat attendees to come out within 24 hours or face prosecution for murder. "People who had attended Tablighi Jamaat event should come forward and disclose the information within 24 hours, otherwise, FIR will be registered against them under sections of murder and attempt to murder," DGP Anil Raturi had said.

 

As many as 19 Tablighi Jamaat followers were identified in the state who attended the religious gathering in Delhi and tested positive thereafter.

 

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