EIGHT tabligh members returned home from New Delhi, India, yesterday after the Patna High Court in Bihar decided to drop charges against them for abusing their social visit passes.

Deputy Foreign Minister Kamarudin Jaffar said all of them arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 3.58pm yesterday.

With the return of the group, only one Malaysian tabligh member is still waiting for a court decision in Kishanganj, India, he said.

“The Foreign Ministry, through its representatives in New Delhi, will continue to monitor the development of the case closely and cooperate with the local authorities to coordinate efforts to bring home the tabligh member after his release,” the minister said.

Kamarudin who is also the ministry’s Covid-19 task force chairman said all the tabligh members would undergo the 10-day quarantine at the quarantine station set by the government.

He said the ministry has brought home 188 of 189 Malaysian tabligh members in India, with 180 of them evacuated last year.

“The Malaysian government also expressed thanks to the Indian government for its continuous assistance in facilitating their return,” he said. – Bernama, January 14, 2021.