MP: Tablighi event attendee tests coronavirus +ve

Khargone, Apr 16 () A 60-year-old man from MadhyaPradesh who attended the religious gathering of TablighiJamaat at Nizamuddin in Delhi last month has tested positivefor coronavirus, officials said on Thursday.

He is admitted to a hospital in Khargone and bookedfor negligent act, they said.

His test report came out positive on Tuesday, districtnodal medical officer Dr Anupam Atre said.

The man left Khargone on March 5. He then attended thereligious congregation in Delhi and returned on March 12, Kotwali police inspector Lalitsingh Dagur said.

He concealed information about attending the religiousevent in the national capital, despite government instructionsto report to the authorities concerned, the official said.

The man also violated the lockdown order imposed sincelast month, the official said.

A case was registered against him on Tuesday eveningunder relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and theDisaster Management Act, he added.

The religious congregation organised by TablighiJamaat in Delhi last month emerged as one of the majorcoronavirus hotspots in the country. COR LAL MASGK GK