Chennai

Eight Ethiopians arrested in Chennai for violating visa norms

According to police, the Ethiopians did not attend the Tablighi Jamaat organised conference in Delhi.

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Chennai

Eight Ethiopians were arrested for violating visa norms here, said police. "The eight Ethiopians - four men and four women - arrived last month. They first landed in Delhi and from there travelled to Chennai. While in Chennai they were involved in preaching activity which is against the visa norms," a police official told IANS.

According to police, the Ethiopians did not attend the Tablighi Jamaat organised conference in Delhi.

"They were tested for coronavirus infection at a government hospital here and found not infected. They were staying in a mosque in Mannadi here," police said.

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