Bawarchi locality in Chowk sealed, sixth in Lucknow’s tally

TNN | Updated: Apr 8, 2020, 07:03 IST

Cops on guard after Bawarchi locality was sealed on Tuesday

LUCKNOW: A day after a 50-year-old resident of Bawarchi locality in Chowk, who gave shelter to 10 Tablighi Jamaat members, tested positive for coronavirus, the area was sealed on Tuesday, making it the sixth locality to face total lockdown. Barring medical emergency, nobody will be allowed to venture out of homes, said police.
The Jamaat members, who hail from Andhra Pradesh, have been booked by police along with the Chowk resident who sheltered them. Their presence at the Nizamuddin markaz is being probed.
Additional deputy commissioner of police (west zone) Vikas Chandra Tripathi said, “An FIR was lodged against 11 persons, including Tablighi Jamaat members after a resident of Sangibeg locality in Bawarchi tested positive for the virus.” They were charged with negligence causing spread of disease, disobedience of prohibitory orders under Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, and Disaster Management Act, 2005. “We decided to seal the entire locality as a precaution. The lab report of the Jamaatis is awaited, said Tripathi.
At least 100 policemen were deployed at 13 entry and exit points of the area to enforce sealing. “During a medical exigency, police need to be informed for safe passage,” said assistant commissioner of police, Chowk, DP Tiwari. He also said those who will violate curbs will be booked.