Assam police nab 12 Markaz attendees hiding in different mosques; sent to quarantine

In a move to trace all Nizamuddin Markaz, Assam police on Monday, have nabbed 12 members of Tablighi Jamaat and sent m to quarantine, as per sources. Sources add that four officials of different mosques - Saheb Ali, Moinul Haque, Mukdan Ali, and Safiur Rahman too were arrested for helping Markaz attendees, to hide in four mosques in Kamrup. four members are from Meerut and were reportedly found by police after a tip-off. Assam has 31 Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases - 28 of which are Markaz attendees, 1 person has died.

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Assam seals first hotspot

Earlier on Friday, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Athgaon Kabristhan Masjid in Guwahati has been sealed for 14 days. He added that structure was declared as a self-containment zone after 8 Nizamuddin Markaz attendees had stayed re and held a congregation in Masjid. Assam's first fatality was a 65-year-old retired BSF personnel hailing from Hailakandi district, who had attended Tablighi Jamaat meet at Nizamuddin in New Delhi, apart from returning from Saudi Arabia.

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Assam govt to file cases against Markaz attendees

Assam government has anunced it will start filing cases against all those who attended Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi, who test positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). Sarma informed that government has zeroed in on 831 attendees from Assam - ors are being identified through Mosque Committees. Moreover, Assam had also given a deadline to all Markaz attendees to surrender to police.

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What is Nizamuddin COVID-19 scare?

On March 30, sources reported that a religious programme was organised at Tablighi Jamaat's headquarters Markaz Nizamuddin mosque between 13-15 March which had over 3400 attendees from Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan and from several states in India. After attending meeting, prior to nationwide lockdown, 1500 of se attendees returned to several parts of country, possibly spreading COVID-19 virus. mosque has claimed that while y were letting small groups of attendees leave from venue prior to Janta Curfew, several were stuck in area owing to nationwide lockdown. All 2631 occupants have been evacuated and building has been sanitised. Delhi Crime Branch which has booked Markaz chief Maulana Saad for violating lockdown is currently searching for him by raiding possible hideouts. 

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