Archive · 4 Sep 2025
Delhi Police: Markaz Head's Speeches 'Unobjectionable' After Probe
Imagine a religious leader was accused of making a speech that might have caused the spread of a disease.
Five years ago, the police started an investigation.
The police thought the leader's speech told people to ignore COVID rules.
Now, after looking into it, the police found that the speech didn't do anything wrong.
The police officer in charge told his bosses that the leader's words were okay.
The case started because people were worried that the religious gathering might have helped the disease spread.
An FIR was filed against Maulana Saad and others on March 31, 2020.
The FIR alleged Saad encouraged defiance of lockdown and social distancing.
The investigation stemmed from an international religious congregation in Delhi.
The investigation officer found 'nothing objectionable' in Saad's speeches.
Saad has not joined the investigation so far.
- Who
- Maulana Mohd Saad Kandhalvi, head of Markaz Nizamuddin, was investigated.
- What
- Investigation into allegations of spreading COVID-19.
- When
- The FIR was filed on March 31, 2020. The investigation occurred over five years.
- Where
- Delhi, India
- Why
- Saad and others were accused of culpable homicide for allegedly encouraging people to defy lockdown.
- Main Subject
- Maulana Mohd Saad Kandhalvi
- Event
- COVID-19 Investigation
- Accusation
- Spreading COVID-19 through a religious gathering
- Investigation Outcome
- Nothing objectionable found in speeches
- FIR Date
- March 31, 2020
- Religious Group
- Tablighi Jamaat
Sources
5 years after Markaz head faced Covid FIR, probe finds ‘nothing objectionable’
5 years after Covid ‘super spreader’ FIR against Markaz head, Delhi police probe finds ‘nothing objectionable’: Report
