11 foreign nationals arrested in Ranchi; sent to quarantine

Eleven foreigners, including some Chinese nationals, were sent to a quarantine facility in Jharkhand on Tuesday, officials said. They were staying in the state for around a month, they said without divulging further details.

Ranchi (Jharkhand):The Ranchi police on Tuesday have arrested as many as 11 foreign nationals who were illegally residing in Tamar area of the state capital.

They were staying in the state for around a month, they said without divulging further details.

According to the reports, all these are migrated from China from Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan and dwelling in a residential area near here with the help of locals, said Ajay Kumar, the sub-divisional officer of Bundu in Ranchi district.

A senior official told ETV Bharat that they have shown their passports to the police but it might be possible that the official document issued by a government, certifying the holder's identity and citizenship and entitling them to travel under its protection to and from foreign countries, could be bogus.

Meanwhile, the police have sent them to AGM Hospital, Jamshedpur as a precautionary measure, where the detainee will be kept in quarantine, amid Covid-19 pandemic.

The state government had on Monday barred the press from publishing personal details of those infected by the coronavirus, and doctors and other medical staff treating them.

The state is under lockdown till March 31 to prevent the spread of the virus.