May 1, 2020, 5:32 PM IST
Despite lockdown and appeals from community elders not to pray at the masjid during Ramazan, 11 members defied lockdown and were found offering namaz.
Upon hearing complaints from the public, Kolar tasildhar Shobita raided the place and ordered the violators to be booked.
Speaking to Asianet Newsable, the tasildhar said, "The fortune thing is that no one was an outsider and the risk of infection is not there. These persons, who were booked, are out on station bail. However, they will be subjected to tests and quarantine.