Lockdown: Five held for gathering at temple in Indore

Indore, May 6 () Five persons were arrested forallegedly defying the COVID-19 lockdown by gathering at atemple on the occasion of Narsingh Jayanti in Madhya Pradesh'sIndore city on Wednesday, police said.

With 1,681 virus cases and 81 deaths, Indore is theworst-hit district of Madhya Pradesh.

"Five persons were arrested near the Narsingh templein Narsingh market area. They have been booked under section188 (disobeying a government servant's order) of the IPC,"inspector Amrita Solanki of the Sarafa police station said.

Religious gatherings have been banned, as a curfew wasin place to contain the spread of COVID-19, she said.

Meanwhile, a clip of the incident has gone viral onsocial media.

The video shows devotees wearing masks singing hymnsin front of the Narsingh Temple, while two policemen are seennear them. HWP LAL MASARU ARU