COVID-19 Outbreak: Priest arrested for conducting mass gathering in church
Thrissur/UNI: A priest who conducted a mass at a church in Chalkaudy near here on Monday was arrested for defying the government order against mass gathering in view of the coronavirus outbreak.
According to police, the priest Pauly Padayatti, Vicar of the Lady of Perpetual Help church at Koodapuzha in Chalakudy, had conducted the mass gathering in which at least 100 people had participated.
Case under 269 IPC (Negligent act likely to spread infection of diseases dangerous to life) and 118e of the Kerala Police Act (causing danger to public) has been registered against the priest and hundred odd faithful, police said.
The priest was later let off on bail.
Meanwhile, no fresh case of coronavirus has been reported from the district.
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