On 27 March, police arrested 8 people and registered complaint against 150 people in Hardoi for gathering in mosque.[44] On 2 April, thousands of people assembled at temples in various parts of West Bengal defied the lockdown for celebrating Ram Navami and several policemen that attempted to block them were attacked.[45][46] 12 members of Tablighi Jamaat were arrested on 5 April in Muzaffarnagar for defying the lockdown.[47] A priest in Andhra Pradesh was arrested for defying lockdown and organizing gathering of 150 people in a church.[48]