UP: Action initiated against village head for failing to inform about Jamaat member

The Badaun district administration has initiated action against a village head for allegedly failing to furnish information about a Tablighi Jamaat member who tested positive for coronavirus, an official said on Monday.

According to the official, the village head also failed to make arrangements for a quarantine facility.

So far, two coronavirus cases have been reported from the district.

One of the infected persons was a Jamaat member who was allegedly hiding in a mosque in the village.

District Magistrate Kumar Prashant said the administration had been continuously seeking information about Jamaat members and quarantine centres from villages, which the village head did not furnish.

The DM said instead of making arrangements for a quarantine centre, the village head opposed the person who had offered land for it.

The DM said action is being initiated against him under the Epidemic Diseases Act and the Indian Penal Code.