Uttar Pradesh Funeral: Thousands of men and women took portion in a funeral procession of district Qazi in Uttar Pradesh’s Budaun on Sunday violating COVID-19 norms and restrictions in location. A video of the funeral procession has gone viral on the social media internet site. Kaji Abdul Hamid Mohammad Salimul Kadri had died on Sunday and thousands of men and women had gathered to take portion in his funeral.
An FIR has been lodged against unidentified men and women for violating COVID protocols through the funeral procession, police mentioned yesterday.
A video of the procession, which has gone viral on social media, showed numerous men and women with out face masks and flouting social distancing norms.
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Despite Covid19, 1000s men and women gathered through funeral of Zila Qazi in Budaun, UP.
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“An FIR has been registered against unidentified people for breaking COVID protocol and gathering in large numbers in the procession. FIR was lodged under IPC 188 (violating prohibitory orders), Epidemic act and relevant sections of IPC,” Superintendent of Police, Sankalp Sharma told PTI.
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He mentioned strict action will be taken against the guilty and the offenders are getting identified with the assistance of video footage of the procession.
Uttar Pradesh has place a cap on the quantity of men and women attending funerals at 20. Despite the recommendations, men and women thronged to mourn the demise of their religious leader.