Maulana Saad replies to Delhi Police's notice, says 'Tablighi Jamaat members being COVID-19 positive is coincidence

Maulana Saad replies to Delhi Police's notice, says 'Tablighi Jamaat members being COVID-19 positive is coincidence

 Nizamuddin's Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Mohd. Saad Kandhalvi on Saturday (April 4) replied to a notice sent by the Crime Branch of Delhi Police saying he isn't absconding but in self-quarantine and can't join the probe till the Markaj is locked up. during a nine-page answer the police, Maulana Saad also urged his followers to cooperate with the govt .

According to IANS, the reply to the notice was handed over by Maulana Saad's son and Jamaat member Mohd. Yusuf Saad, who claimed that the statement was drafted in consultation with the Maulana.

"Media reports about the Jamaat headquarters since March 31 are only a neighborhood of conspiracy and plan to defame the Markaz. Tablighi Jamaat doesn''t have any reference to any party ," the statement read with the acceptance that the crime branch has registered a case against Maulana saad.
Maulana Saad, in his written statement, has termed the incident of Jamaat headquarters guests being positive for coronavirus, "a co-incidence" only. "This may be a co-incidence. As soon as we need to realize the coronavirus, we banned the entry of guests within the headquarters. we've a record of each guest. The Jamaat headquarters made all possible efforts to remit all the guests to their homes," Maulana Saad said in his statement.

The notice, served under Section 91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, doesn't require that Maulana Saad to seem before the police himself. Although, Saad has claimed that he has self-quarantined himself, the police isn't conscious of his current location. Saad, who originally hails from Muzaffarnagar, owns two houses in Delhi -- one in Zakir Nagar and therefore the other in Nizamuddin; while he also owns a farmhouse in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli.

A manhunt has been launched by Delhi Police to seek out Maulana Saad who wields his influence over 100 crores Muslims residing in 200 countries across the planet . consistent with sources, the Delhi Police won't arrest Maulana Saad.
On April 3, the Delhi Police posed a minimum of 26 inquiries to Saad, the organiser of a spiritual meet in Delhi's in Nizamuddin Markaz, that clothed to be the lone booster of staggering increase within the number of positive coroanvirus cases and deaths throughout the country. Relevant documents in support of the answers are sought from the organiser of the event -- the Tablighi Jamaat wherein thousands of individuals from India and 41 foreign countries gathered amid COIVD-19 threat.

The police asked to supply information of the 26 questions under section 91 of Criminal Procedure Code. The Section 91 means 'summons to supply document or other thing'. one among the questions is: "Whether any permission from Delhi Police or other authority was obtained by the management of markaz (Centre) for holding religious gathering during this year?
The police has sought information like `full name, address and registration details of the organisation`, details of office bearers, details of persons in Markaz committee and details of the tax returns filed by the organisation in last three years.

It has also asked for the PAN number, checking account and bank statements of the organisation, list of employees working within the organisation and number of spiritual gatherings organised from January 1 till date. The cops also sought details of all devotees, including foreigners who came after March 12. They sought original register of the record of the people that attended the event after March 12. The crime branch unit of Delhi Police, which is probing the case, also sought details of persons from government agencies who visited Markaz after March 12.]

The policemen, probing the case, further sought details of a map or site plan of the premises. It also asked whether CCTVs were installed within the premises and, if yes, then submit the small print of the cameras

The sleuths also want to understand whether any written guidelines issued to Mohammad Saad by any authority to carry religious events and the other correspondence between management and government authorities was there.

The police sought audio or video of the persons participating within the meet. The police also wanted to understand whether any devotee fell sick during the meet.

The police sought information regarding all the steps that were taken to disperse the congregation at Markaz on March 12 and steps taken to disperse the congregation after promulgation of Section 144 CrPC on March 24

The list of staff, volunteers and parking attendees and date-wise list of invitees after March 12 were also sought. The police also wanted to understand the date wise list of inmates who were taken to hospital after March 12 and date wise list of inmates taken to mosques or other places.

The Delhi Police has booked Maulana Saad together of the accused during a case registered for violation of Epidemic Act and Disaster Management Act on March 31. The case is registered under various sections of Epidemic Act and Disaster Management Act and Indian legal code .

Meanwhile, in another development, a minimum of 10 police personnal, who were a part of  a part of the team which evacuated people from the Nizamuddin Markaz building are sent inactive as part of a "routine rotation process, confirmed Delhi Police.
The Tablighi Jamaat event at the Nizamuddin has emerged as a hotspot for COVID-19 after several positive cases from across India were linked to the gathering including deaths in Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana.On Wednesday, the Delhi government, during a joint operation with the police, evacuated over 2,300 people from the Markaz and sanitised the world .