GUWAHATI: Assam Police has made a final appeal to those who have come to Assam after being present at Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi or have been to a state or a country affected by COVID19 recently.
All such individuals are immediately asked to present themselves at the nearest hospital or primary health centre (PHC) by 6 AM on April 7. The persons may also call on helpline number 104 for informing the authorities.
“If such persons deliberately fail to present themselves by the given deadline, 6 AM on April 7, 2020 or inform the authorities, strict legal action will be taken against the concerned individuals, their shelterers or those having knowledge of such travel history have hidden it; under relevant provisions of IPC and Disaster Management Act 2005,” stated in an urgent notice issued by chief public relations officer of the Assam Police headquarters.
Earlier on Monday, Assam health minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma also warned stringent action against the absconding Tablighi Jamaat returnees if they do not report the authorities within the deadline.
Addressing a press meet in Guwahati, Dr. sarma said, “So far we have collected 491 samples related to attendees of Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin Markaz. I hope we will be able to collect remaining 128 samples by today,” Dr. Sarma added.”
