Vadodara: An organizer of a religious gathering at Gadh Bhikhapura village in Pavi Jetpur taluka of Chhota Udepur was booked after a video of the gathering went viral.
The accused, Bharat Rathwa, had organized a religious musical programme in his plot near a temple in the village. The programme started around 9 pm on November 30 and went on till the early hours of Tuesday.
Hundreds of people from the village and neighbouring areas had attended the programme without maintaining any distancing nor had anyone worn masks.
On Tuesday, a video of the gathering became viral as it was shared through WhatsApp. When cops, too, came across the video, they registered an offence of violation of public notification, negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life and under the Disaster Management Act and Epidemic Diseases Act. “We have registered the case after a preliminary investigation, but are yet to arrest the organizer,” said a police official.