Malaysian Nationals, Who Attended Tablighi Jamaat Congregation, Caught at Delhi Airport

New Delhi: Immigration officials at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Sunday apprehended eight Malaysian nationals, who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in the capital last month, as they tried to board a special Malindo Air relief flight for their home country. Also Read - U.P: Crackdown Against Tablighi Jamaat Continues, Ghaziabad Police Books 10 Indonesian Nationals

According to reports, they were hiding at different places in the national capital.

Notably, around 8,000-9,000 persons, including foreigners, had attended the congregation at the Nizamuddin Markaz (mosque) from March 13-15. They then dispersed to different parts of the country, thus transmitting the infection to thousands of people they came in contact with.

Of the 3,374 positive cases of COVID-19 reported in the country thus far, at least 1,023 are linked to the Jamaat congregation. Over 2,000 people were evacuated from the mosque by the Delhi Police and health officials in an ‘operation’ that lasted for five days, between March 28-April 1.