In wake of the coronavirus outbreak in India, Delhi Police today used drone near Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) protest site to monitor the situation in the area. To contain the spread of virus, Delhi is under a lockdown till March 31 and no public transport, including private buses, taxis and autorickshaws will be allowed to ply on the roads.
Sharing the video of the drone, News Agency ANI tweeted, “Delhi Police makes use of drone near Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) protest site to monitor the situation in the area, amid complete lockdown in Delhi. Police cleared the protest site earlier today.”Protestors against the citizenship law at Shaheen Bagh were vacated by the Delhi Police amid coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday morning, officials said.
The protests at Shaheen Bagh had been going on since three months against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). It all started after the police action in Jamia Millia where police used force against the anti-CAA protesters in which many students were injured allegedly.
Shaheen Bagh had become a symbol of anti-CAA protest and was replicated in some other parts. However, amid the fear of spread of the COVID-19, protests in other places were called off.
The total number of novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 492 today, according to the Health Ministry data. The figure includes 41 foreign nationals and the nine deaths reported so far.
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