Those arrested were tested negative
Jamshedpur, April 18: The 11 foreign religious missionaries who were caught from a religious place at Tamar on March 24 and were shifted to Mosabani Constable Training Centre in Jadugora have been sent to Ghatshila sub-jail in Dhalbhumgarh in Ghatshila sub-division on Saturday.
Tightening noose against the lockdown violators, the foreigners were caught from inside a mosque at Tamar and were arrested for violating the visa rule and also lockdown implemented in view of breaking the chain of coronavirus.
OC, Jadugora police station, Rajiv Ranjan said four of the accused were from China, five were from Tajikistan and three were from Kyrgyzstan.
“During the probe we found that these foreign nationals had come on a visa of tourists but were found in a mosque at Tamar. On being interrogated, these accused persons who were from China, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan tried to convince the police that they were Islamic preachers and had come here for giving religious discourse at various places in Jharkhand,” Rajiv said.
The Jadugora OC said soon after the recovery of so many foreign nationals, the police had shifted them to a quarantine centre immediately in the Mosabani CTC.
“During their stay for about 25 days in the Mosabani CTC, the district health department had subjected them to coronavirus test while keeping them in strict vigilance under the quarantine. We remanded these accused to judicial custody after a final test on coronavirus tested negative on Friday,” said Rajiv.
Meanwhile, police have stepped up vigil and barricades were erected in to check the spread of the the deadly virus. Police teams are carrying out patrolling in localities to ensure that nobody ventures out of their homes. Only basic minimum supply of essential commodities will be maintained in localities.
Officials informed that the police are also planning to take help of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones to fight against Covid-19 across the district with law enforcement agencies using UAVs to monitor public gatherings, ensuring social distancing, spraying disinfectants over villages, among others.
� We have different types of drones which can be used to keep an eye. Normally, police patrolling is on the roads, we don�t get to know what is happening in bylanes or at markets where essential items are available. This is where the drone is an important tool in management of law and order. Using technology, we can have a focussed approach to reach places where people are congregating and not adhering to social distancing norms,� said the official.
