8 held for offering namaz at mosque

Tribune News Service

Jammu, April 18

The police arrested eight persons, including seven Myanmar nationals (Rohingyas), for defying lockdown orders in Narwal here on late Friday evening.

The police said during patrolling on Friday evening a police party at Narwal found some people offering namaz at Karyani Talab mosque in violation of lockdown order.

A case was registered and all eight persons were arrested.

Arrested persons were identified as Abdul Latief of Narwal, Jammu, Mohammad Ayoub, Sayeed Alam, Lal Mian, Noor Alam, Mohammad Hasham, Siraj-e-Mustafa and Abdul Jabar, all residents of Burma, presently living in Kargil Colony, Jammu.