"Whether he attended this Jamaat meeting or not is under investigation by the Indian Air Force," said the IAF spokesperson

Three recruits of the Indian Air Force (IAF) have been put under precautionary quarantine after it was discovered that one of them had visited the Nizamuddin area around the same time as the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in March of this year, said an IAF spokesperson.

A number of people who attended the same congregation, which took place mid-March in Delhi, later tested positive for the coronavirus infection. "This person had gone to the Nizamuddin area around the same time this Jamaat meeting was taking place. Whether he attended this Jamaat meeting or not is under investigation by the Indian Air Force," added the spokesperson.

The IAF's spokesperson went further to state, "He has come in contact with two other Air Force personnel. All three of them are asymptomatic. All three are under quarantine right now."

Nearly 22,000 Tablighi Jamaat members and their primary contacts have been quarantined across the country so far, said a Union home ministry official on Saturday.

Thousands of Tablighi Jamaat members had gathered at its headquarters in Nizamuddin, ignoring warnings by the government against large gatherings.

Hundreds of them were evicted from the spot in the last few days.