MHA blacklists 960 foreigners involved in Tablighi Jamaat activities

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Government of India
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MHA blacklists 960 foreigners, present in India on tourist visas, for their involvement in
Tablighi Jamaat activities; necessary legal action to be taken

New Delhi, April 2, 2020

Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has blacklisted 960 foreigners, present in India on tourist visas, for their involvement in Tablighi Jamaat activities. ‬

MHA has also directed DGPs of all concerned States/UTs and CP, Delhi Police to take necessary legal action against all such violators, on priority, under relevant sections of the Foreigners Act, 1946 and Disaster Management Act, 2005.