Despite the burgeoning scale of growth in fresh Covid-19 patients, hundreds of people gathered in the Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh and joined the funeral procession of an Islamic cleric named Qazi Hazrat Abdul Hameed Mohammed Salimul Qadri.
There was a complete violation of Covid-19 norms, an open violation of social distancing norms despite the state being in a lockdown to contain the contagious virus.
Hazrat Abdul Hameed Mohammad Salimul Qadri, also known as Salim Mian, the Qazi of Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun district passed away in the month of Ramadan, passed away on Saturday at around 3:51 pm.
With hundreds turning up for the funeral of an Islamic cleric, the Corona protocols laid down by the state govt & Centre went for a toss as people were seen rubbing against each other, leave aside maintaining social distancing. The state government has already restricted the number of people at funerals to a maximum of 20 people to contain the virus. What’s more shocking, as evident from the video, was that most people were seen without masks in the funeral procession.
According to police, an FIR has been filed against unnamed individuals for breaching COVID protocols during the funeral procession of a religious leader here on Monday (May 10).
A video of the procession that went viral on social media revealed many participants who were not wearing face masks and were breaking social distancing norms.
“An FIR has been filed against unnamed individuals for violating the COVID protocol and assembling in significant numbers during the procession. An FIR was filed under IPC 188 (violating prohibitory orders), the Epidemic Act, and other related parts of the law.
IPC (International Patent Classification), “Sankalp Sharma, Superintendent of Police, said.
He went on to state, “I’ll explain in more detail later.” “A case has been registered from Badaun district, where large crowds gathered for a religious leader’s funeral procession. An FIR has been filed at Kotwali police station under Sections 144, 188, and other related sections. Under Additional SP, a team has been formed to take action against all those found guilty.”
He stated that stringent measures would be taken against those found guilty, and that suspects are being investigated using video footage of the procession.
