Offer Eid prayers at home, appeals city police chief

of Mumbai Police Param Bir Singh and community leaders appealed to people to celebrate Eid and offer namaz at home in a bid to prevent further spread of Covid-19.

Singh said, “So far we have received good co-operation from people during Ramzan. We expect the same cooperation during Eid as well. No permission is being given for organising any religious activity or Eid namaz or prayers in public places. This is being done to prevent further spread of the virus in Mumbai.”

Pranaya Ashok, DCP (operations) and Mumbai Police spokesperson, said, “We have informed all 93 police stations across Mumbai that no permission shall be granted for religious activities in violation of lockdown order.”

2.86L PEOPLE SENT BACK, 2.29L ON WAITING LIST

Till Thursday afternoon, a total of 2,86,247 stranded people, mostly migrants, have been sent back to their home states while 2,29,915 are still on the waiting list. In all, a total of 5,16,162 people have been registered with Mumbai Police. In this 2,42,899 have been sent back by train and 43,348 left by other modes of transport.

Meanwhile, the total number of Mumbai Police personnel who tested positive for Covid-19 rose to 750 on Thursday afternoon. On Thursday, a constable from Thane Police and a constable from Pune Police succumbed to Covid-19, taking the total death toll to 16 in state police. Seventyeight inmates were released on bail from Arthur Road jail, where at least 184 people have tested positive in the past three days.