This Article is From Mar 31, 2020

Coronavirus: Centre Vows Strictest Action, Blacklisting Against Violators Of Visa Rules

FIRs will be registered against those spreading rumours related to COVID-19 under the Disaster Management Act, centre said.

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Those who violated visa rules during their recent travel to Indiawill be blacklisted (Representational)

New Delhi:

Strictest action, that includes blacklisting, will be taken against those who violated visa rules and travelled to India recently, the government said on Tuesday.

It also said that FIRs will be registered against those spreading rumours related to COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, under the Disaster Management Act.

"Strictest action will be taken against those who violated visa rules and conditions during their recent travel to India and they will also be blacklisted," the ministry quoted Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla as saying in a statement.

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