The Deonar police found that the incident took place under their jurisdiction and registered a case against Idrisi along with 15 others for the violation of Covid-19 protocol. (Representational) POLICE HAVE registered an FIR against a man who, upon his release from jail, celebrated the same with around 15 people in a jeep at Deonar, violating the state Covid-19 protocols.
The FIR was registered against Shabuddin Idrisi and 15 others after a video clip of the celebration went viral on social media.
An officer said, on June 23, when Idrisi alias Babu Chaddi was released from prison, around 10-15 people came to receive him in a jeep. The group then took Idrisi to Deonar where he was garlanded and a party organised, flouting the Covid-19 norms.
No arrests have been made in the case yet. An officer said Idrisi was arrested in the past for electricity theft.
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