UP police announces rewards for those tracing Tablighis
Lucknow, Apr 12: The Uttar Pradesh police has declared rewards for those helping in tracing the Tablighi Jamaat members who are yet to report to the authorities here, police said on Saturday.
The Jamaat members had attended a religious congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin last month against the social distancing protocol imposed by the government to combat coronavirus.
The police has so far quarantined 33 Jamaat members who were staying in various mosques, madrassas and homes here.
"The
Jamaat
members
are
still
hiding.
We
have
made
an
appeal
to
them
that
if
they
come
up
and
appear
before
the
authorities,
no
action
will
be
initiated
against
them," Superintendent
of
Police
Triveni
Singh
said.
"But,
if
the
information
about
them
comes
to
us
through
another
source,
strict
action
will
be
initiated
against
them,"
the
official
said.
Singh said those informing the police about the Tablighi Jamaat members will be given a cash reward of Rs 5,000, adding their identity will be kept a secret.
Azamgarh has so far recorded four coronavirus cases, with all of these linked to the Tablighi Jamaat members.
District Magistrate N P Singh said Mubarakpur region here has been declared a hotspot, and it has been sealed.
"Four COVID-19 patients have been found here though the second test of the three patients has come negative. The sanitisation of Mubarakpur is going on," he said.