As many as 13 persons, including a man ordered to be in quarantine, were arrested for holding prayers in a mosque in Rajiv Nagar here on Tuesday.
According to the police, on information that prayers were held in breach of lockdown, Krishnagiri tahsildar informed the Taluk police station. A team led by tahsildar Kumar went to the mosque and found 12 persons holding prayers.
In the meantime, a man, who had returned from the single source event in Delhi and was ordered to be in quarantine, had arrived at the mosque to intercede on behalf of the others.
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All 13 persons were arrested.
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