Contact tracing of the deceased 56-year-old resident of Mumbai's Dharavi has revealed that ten people from Tablighi Jamaat were staying in one of his flats. Since the 56-year-old man died due to Covid-19, local police are helping MCGM to trace the link from where the deceased may have contracted the virus.

During investigation, Shahu Nagar Police found that the deceased Covid-19 patient had another house in the same society in Baliga Nagar, Dharavi where five couples had visited from Tablighi Jamaat, which is a likely source of contraction.

The group of ten had their meals at the second house of the deceased. The men slept at a local mosque at night. These men had reportedly visited Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi. The group is reported to have left for Kerala before lockdown. The deceased was the contact person for this group and arranged food for them.

Shahu Nagar Police will pass on these inputs to the health department for contact tracing. According to his family, the deceased did not have a passport or travel history. Results of high-risk contacts in Dharavi are awaited.

Meanwhile, MCGM has sealed the nine-building housing society with more than 2,000 residents. A doctor and his staffer have also been quarantined as the deceased visited his clinic on March 23. All those residing in the building of deceased will be tested for Covid-19. Doctors will survey the building and identify senior citizens and people with respiratory issues.