The Tamil Nadu government has put a total of 129 foreign nationals from Asia, Europe and African countries – who participated in the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in March – in central jail.
According to their families, they’re being treated in a profoundly inhumane manner. Lawyers say their detention is illegal.
The Wire’s Sukanya Shantha had reported on this subject for The Wire. Now, Srishti Srivastava breaks it down for you.