LUCKNOW: The Army’s Central Command headquartered in Lucknow Cantonment was saved in the nick of time from a coronavirus attack after a timely tip-off from Military Intelligence (MI) on 12 Tablighi Jamaat members with symptoms of the deadly virus holed up in Alijaan mosque in Sadar. This swiftly averted what could have been the first coronavirus breach of a cantonment in the country.The MI lead helped police and civil authorities track down Jamaat members, quarantine them, sanitise the mosque and seal the Sadar area, which straddles the Lucknow Cantonment. Soldiers have been strictly told not to visit Sadar Bazaar.Military Intelligence sleuths got a whiff of the matter after they spotted sealed food packets being carried to unknown occupants at Alijaan mosque inside Sadar Bazar since the last week of March.On further investigation, they found that Tablighi Jamat members from outside the city with covid-19 symptoms, holed up in the mosque with support of locals. The information was shared with Lucknow police commissioner and they took prompt action. After police raids on the mosque on April 1, the Jamaat members were found to be natives of Saharanpur.The MI sleuths also tracked down a doctor, residing adjacent to Alijaan mosque, who was aware of the medical situation of the Tablighis in the mosque and was treating them for covid-19 symptoms. “The doctor has also been quarantined in Bakshi Ka Talab,” said, MK Singh, SHO, Cantonment. The mosque is located inside Sadar Bazar, which comes under the jurisdiction of the Cantonment Board and houses shops selling essential commodities and was frequented by service personnel and civilians even after the lockdown.