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In Pakistan, Tableeghi Jamaat Member Put In Quarantine Stabs Policeman In A Bid To Escape
Swarajya Staff
Mar 31, 2020, 02:18 PM | Updated 02:18 PM IST
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In Pakistan, a police officer was stabbed by a member of the Tableeghi Jamaat with a knife in a bid to escape on Sunday (29 March), as per several reports.
As per Dawn.com, the administration of Layyah district had gathered several Tablighi teams and declared the local Markaz a quarantine centre for 235 people.
Some people, however, tried to escape. When the local police in-charge, Mohammad Ashraf Maakhi, reached the spot, a Tableeghi Jamaat member stabbed him with a knife and escaped.
The local Superintendent of Police Atif Nazar took to Twitter to share details:
Police officer at Layyah got injured by sharp edge weapon while suspect of #cornoravirus patient tried to flee from quarantine centre. Need to understand the fact that Police is trying to stop the spread of #COVID19 . Listen to them and respect them for their duty. pic.twitter.com/x6qJbxAgao
— SP Atif Nazir (@SP_Atif_Nazir) March 29, 2020
The Dawn.com report says the condition of the cop is said to be stable. The accused were arrested later from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The report says at least 27 out of 25 members of the Jamaat screened at Tableeghi Markaz in Raiwind area tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday.
In India, a congregation of Tableeghi Jamaat in New Delhi’s Nizamuddin area has emerged to be a super spreader of Coronavirus.
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