UP: Groom, father booked for taking out baraat in hotspot area

MEERUT: A bridegroom, his father and his uncle were booked for violating social distancing norms in

Bulandshahr

on Friday. An FIR has been lodged against them for taking out baraat from a ‘hotspot’ area in Bulandshahr to Siddique Nagar in

Meerut

. Police came to know about the incident after marriage was solemnised and baarat had already returned.

Even as the lockdown norms are being gradually eased, containment zones, where Covid-19 cases have been found, are still under

strict monitoring

of health and local administration. There are strict lockdown measures in place to prevent further spread of the virus.

The baarat had left from containment zone,

Chauhatta

under Khurja police station jurisdiction, on June 4. Later, the FIR was registered against the bridegroom, his father and uncle at Khurja police station under relevant sections of Epidemic Act on June 5, the police said.

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