THRISSUR: Police have filed a case against six persons who violated lockdown guidelines and conducted mass prayer in Chavakkad mosque, violating lockdown norms.

The prayer was held at Kadappuram Munakkadavu mosque on Friday. The police rushed to the mosque for examination after they received secret information.

Following this, the police filed case against six persons including Hamsa Musaliyar, the Imam of the Mosque. About six persons had come here for namaz.

Incidentally, one person swooned during examination and he was shifted to Chavakkad Taluk hospital.

Earlier, also the police found such a violation in another mosque in the same area.

The police arrived at that mosque when mass prayers was going on at kabritsan (graveyard in mosque). In the tussle that followed a CI and a pregnant woman were injured. The police had filed two cases in connection with that incident.