India court acquits foreigners over Tabligh event during pandemic
4 years ago

India court acquits foreigners over Tabligh event during pandemic

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi, India – An Indian court has acquitted 36 foreign nationals charged with violating COVID-19 protocol by attending a Muslim religious congregation in the capital New Delhi. The court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg on Tuesday said the prosecution had failed to prove that the foreign nationals charged in August had, in fact, been present at the New Delhi headquarters of Tablighi Jamaat, an Islamic missionary movement, between March 12 and April 1. “It’s a great win, not only for the foreigners but also for the public here… you want justice, you can go to the court and the justice system is in such a way that if you are on side of the truth, you can win the case and we have proved that,” 39-year-old Irfan, one of the acquitted foreign nationals who only gave his first name, told Al Jazeera. In August, a Mumbai court had also struck down criminal cases against 34 Tablighi Jamaat members, including 29 foreign nationals, over similar charges.

History of this topic

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4 years, 2 months ago
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4 years, 2 months ago
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4 years, 3 months ago
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4 years, 3 months ago
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4 years, 3 months ago
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4 years, 3 months ago
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4 years, 3 months ago
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4 years, 4 months ago
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4 years, 4 months ago
Media Propaganda That Tablighi Jamaat Attendees Spread COVID-19 In India Was Unwarranted: Bombay HC
4 years, 4 months ago
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4 years, 4 months ago
Tablighi Jamaat: Delhi HC Transfers Cases from Different Trial Courts to Saket District Court
4 years, 4 months ago
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4 years, 4 months ago
Tablighi Jamaat: Delhi HC Seeks Centre, Police Response on Foreigners’ Pleas to Quash FIRs
4 years, 4 months ago
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4 years, 4 months ago
Tablighi Jamaat: Police Files Charge Sheet Against 69 Foreigners From 9 Countries
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4 years, 5 months ago
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4 years, 5 months ago
Centre starts pushing out foreign Tablighi Jamaat attendees back to their respective countries
4 years, 5 months ago
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4 years, 5 months ago
Tablighi Jamaat: Delhi HC Gives Suggestions For Fast Trial Of Cases Against Foreign Nationals [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago
Tablighi Jamaat case: All blacklisted foreign nationals can challenge individual orders against them before HCs, says SC
4 years, 5 months ago
Foreign Nationals Move SC Against MHA Order Blacklisting Them For Alleged Involvement in 'Tablighi Activities' [Read Petition]
4 years, 6 months ago
MHA blacklists 2,550 foreigners, who attended Tablighi Jamaat event, for visa rules violation; bans entry into India for 10 years
4 years, 6 months ago
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4 years, 6 months ago
Nizamuddin Markaz: Delhi Police files chargesheet against foreign members of Tablighi Jamaat
4 years, 6 months ago
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