17 members of Tablighi Jamaat absolved of charges in UP
The court observed that there was no prima-facie evidence on record to make the accused persons stand trial in the case.
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The chief judicial magistrate Lucknow, Sushil Kumari, has discharged 17 members of Tablighi Jamaat, booked during the Covid-induced lockdown, from the various charges under IPC, Foreign Act and Epidemic Diseases Act.
The court observed that there was no prima-facie evidence on record to make the accused persons stand trial in the case.
Out of 17, seven are foreign nationals while ten are Indians.
The foreign nationals include Idras Umar, Adekushtiwa Samshulhadi, Imam Safi, Sarno, Hendera Simbolo, Satijo Jodisono Bedjo and Dedik Skander– all from Indonesia.
17 Jamaatis absolved of charges in UP
By IANS| Published: 19th February 2021 9:21 am IST
Lucknow, Feb 19 : The chief judicial magistrate Lucknow, Sushil Kumari, has discharged 17 members of Tablighi Jamaat, booked during the Covid-induced lockdown, from the various charges under IPC, Foreign Act and Epidemic Diseases Act.
The court observed that there was no prima-facie evidence on record to make the accused persons stand trial in the case.
Out of 17, seven are foreign nationals while ten are Indians.
The foreign nationals include Idras Umar, Adekushtiwa Samshulhadi, Imam Safi, Sarno, Hendera Simbolo, Satijo Jodisono Bedjo and Dedik Skander– all from Indonesia.
The foreign nationals had pleaded that they had come to India on valid visa and passport on January 20 last year and the first case of Covid in Indonesia was reported on March 2, 2020.