25 arrested for misbehaving with survey team in Ajmer

AJMER: Police on Tuesday arrested 25 people of Chistiya Nagar locality in Ramganj of the city for misbehaving and threatening a survey team that went there to know about the people who came from outside.
The accused not only threatened the team, but also pushed the female members of the team. The matter came to light when some of the residents uploaded the video of the incident on social media in which the accused were challenging the administration that they can’t rein in coronavirus by collecting names.
Police registered a case under Sections 188, 332, 147, 148, 149, 270, 336, 295 and 353 against Abdul Mazid, Abdul Latif, Wasim Zuber, Sahil, Nadeem, Nizamuddin, Sahil, Javed, Rahman, Arif and others.
Police warned the residents that they should not misbehave with the staff coming for screening and survey in any locality.
According to police sources, the survey team that went to Chistiya Nagar asked people to provide information about those who are ill, having fever or if any guest from outside Ajmer is still residing in their houses. But some of the residents misbehaved with the team. On the complaint of the medical team, police registered a case against 25 residents and arrested them.
After the incident came into light, students of government nursing college also staged a protest demanding action against such people as well as security to the teams that are going for survey. Officials said about 190 teams are conducting survey in the city and also trying to find out if anyone returned after attending the Tablighi Jamaat programme in Delhi.