A few screenshots of media reports are being shared on social media, with claims that 300 sadhus in Jaipur tested positive for COVID-19 after they smoked from the same Chillum (pipe).

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NewsMobile fact-checked the above post and found the claim to be false.
We ran a search, using relevant keywords and found a tweet by Press Information Bureau, Jharkhand.
Rubbishing the above news, PIB said, “according to the District Collector, Jaipur, there is no veracity of this news and no such incident has been reported.”

न्यूज़ पोर्टल “न्यूज़ झारखण्ड” ने दावा किया है की जयपुर के ट्रांसपोर्ट नगर क्षेत्र में एक साधु की चिलम के कारण 300 लोगो में कोरोना फैला है|@PIBFactCheck: जिला कलेक्टर,जयपुर के अनुसार प्रकाशित खबर की कोई सत्यता नहीं है व ऐसी कोई घटना घटित नहीं हुई है। pic.twitter.com/j2nR9DP4i1

— PIB in Jharkhand 🇮🇳 #StayHome #StaySafe (@RanchiPIB) April 28, 2020

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