Meerut (Uttar Pradesh): Ten people including eight Indonesian nationals, who were caught hiding in a mosque here on return from Delhi's Tablighi Jamaat congregation last month, have been sent to jail after they completed the mandatory 14 days of quarantine.
They were found in a mosque situated in Sardhana area here. After investigation, one of them was tested positive for coronavirus and admitted to the corona ward of the Medical College here. While others were sent to quarantine in the isolation ward of Subharti Hospital.
According to the police, their quarantine period was complete on Friday. They were sent to the temporary jail built in Sir Chhoturam Engineering College after they found negative for the COVID-19.
They were charged with violation of the Foreign Visa Act and Disaster Management Act, 2005.
Delhi's Jamaat meet has emerged as a major hotspot in spreading the virus in different parts of the country.
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