Seventeen members of the Tablighi Jamaat from Indonesia and Thailand, who were arrested in March, have been released on bail, police said on Thursday.

Chief Judicial Magistrate Navneet Kumar Bharti on Wednesday ordered their release on surety of Rs 25,000 each.

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The foreigners, 10 from Indonesia and seven from Thailand, were arrested in March under various sections, including the Passport Act, the Foreigners' Act and the Epidemic Act.

They were in jail from April 11 after completing their quarantine period.

Seventeen members of the Tablighi Jamaat from Indonesia and Thailand, who were arrested in March, have been released on bail, police said on Thursday. Chief Judicial Magistrate Navneet Kumar Bharti on Wednesday ordered their release on surety of Rs 25,000 each.

Seventeen members of the Tablighi Jamaat from Indonesia and Thailand, who were arrested in March, have been released on bail, police said on Thursday. Chief Judicial Magistrate Navneet Kumar Bharti on Wednesday ordered their release on surety of Rs 25,000 each. Also read| Nizamuddin Markaz: Delhi Police to file chargesheets against 536 Tablighi Jamaat members from three nations The foreigners, 10 from Indonesia and seven from Thailand, were arrested in March under various sections, including the Passport Act, the Foreigners' Act and the Epidemic Act. They were in jail from April 11 after completing their quarantine period.

17 Tablighi Jamaat members released on bail in Uttar Pradesh

The Faisalabad head of Tablighi Jamaat has died of coronavirus as Friday witnessed the number of infected members from the group surpassed 1,100-mark&nbsp;in Pakistan's Punjab province.&nbsp;

Maulana Suhaib Rumi, 69, was the Faisalabad chapter head of the religious group and had attended the Tablighi congregation in Lahore's Raiwaind last month.&nbsp;

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Five members of his family, including two grandchildren, are also infected with COVID-19, Deputy Commissioner of Faisalabad Muhammad Ali said.

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Also, over 1,100 Tablighi Jamaat members have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Punjab, the province's health department said.&nbsp;

A large number of people participated in a Tablighi Jamaat congregation in early March in Raiwind, Lahore which led to a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the country.&nbsp;

The government says that it advised that the event might lead to a spread in the virus cases, but still the group went ahead with it.&nbsp;

the Tablighi Jamaat congregations have led to an alarming rise in coronavirus cases, not just in Pakistan, but in India, Malaysia and Brunei too.&nbsp;

The Faisalabad head of Tablighi Jamaat has died of coronavirus as Friday witnessed the number of infected members from the group surpassed 1,100-mark in Pakistan's Punjab province.

The Faisalabad head of Tablighi Jamaat has died of coronavirus as Friday witnessed the number of infected members from the group surpassed 1,100-mark in Pakistan's Punjab province. Maulana Suhaib Rumi, 69, was the Faisalabad chapter head of the religious group and had attended the Tablighi congregation in Lahore's Raiwaind last month. Also read | Pakistan reports 520 new coronavirus cases, 17 deaths in 24 hours Five members of his family, including two grandchildren, are also infected with COVID-19, Deputy Commissioner of Faisalabad Muhammad Ali said. Also read | Are number of coronavirus deaths in Pakistan being under-reported? Also, over 1,100 Tablighi Jamaat members have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Punjab, the province's health department said. A large number of people participated in a Tablighi Jamaat congregation in early March in Raiwind, Lahore which led to a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the country. The government says that it advised that the event might lead to a spread in the virus cases, but still the group went ahead with it. the Tablighi Jamaat congregations have led to an alarming rise in coronavirus cases, not just in Pakistan, but in India, Malaysia and Brunei too.

Pakistan: Tablighi Jamaat's Faisalabad head dies of coronavirus; over 1,100 infected in Punjab

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17 Tablighi Jamaat members released on bail in Uttar Pradesh

Pakistan: Tablighi Jamaat's Faisalabad head dies of coronavirus; over 1,100 infected in Punjab