After media reports of women in Garhwa performing rituals with Aadhar cards to ward off coronavirus and thereby expecting Rs 5000 to be sent to their bank accounts, Circle Officer, Manjhiaon, Rakesh Sahay has registered an FIR against unknown persons for spreading rumour of the corona virus being eliminated through the puja and to promote spread the infection of the virus, with the Manjhiaon police station, on Saturday.
In the complaint, Sahay mentioned that around 250 women were reported to perform Chhath Puja with Aadhar card and bank account in Bichhi tola of Bodara village of Manjhiaon police station area. Women where they performing rituals said that this will eliminate the corona virus and PM Modi will send the money to their bank account. On its information, the women were explained by the officials that this will not eradicate Coronavirus and neither will the amount come to the bank account. On taking information related to this, it was found that this rumour has been spread by some people.
The CO has asked the police station in-charge to identify such people and take action against them by lodging an FIR. So that such cases are not seen in other villages, said Sahay. Notably, the incident was reported by several media houses including the Pioneer that a rumour was spread in the Garhwa district that Coronas will go away and thousands of rupees will come to everyone's bank account by worshiping with Aadhaar card. After this rumour, a lot of women started performing the rituals. News of this kind of worship has come to light from several villages of Meral block and a Bodara village under Manjhiaon block.
Interestingly, when people are finding it difficult to feed themselves in this global pandemic, the women of the village bought new saris, fruits from the markets and performed Chhath fast.
The victim of this rumour is becoming less educated women of the village. On being asked by the faithful women, they said that they are doing Chhath Vrat here seeing each other. This was seen in some villages under Meral police station area on Tuesday also.