24K rounded up, 915 booked for violating lockdown orders in Chandigarh

Amit Sharma
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 25

Since the lockdown was clamped on the city on March 23, 24,261 people have been rounded up and 915 booked under Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the IPC.

The UT police’s action taken report has revealed that 24,261 people who were found roaming in the city in violation of the lockdown orders were rounded up for several hours and kept at temporary jails, including the Sector 16 cricket stadium and sports complex, Mani Majra.

Besides, the police have also booked several for violating the lockdown orders, including morning and evening walkers and those who were not wearing face masks.

Of the 915 persons booked, 275 were found without a face mask, 218 were morning and evening walkers and 422 had violated other orders.

Meanwhile, 46 persons were also booked under Sections 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 270 (malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of the IPC. The police have also booked eight persons under the National Disaster Management (NDM) Act.

The police figures also reveal that 10,730 vehicles were impounded of which 9,052 were two-wheelers, 1,473 were four-wheelers and 205 were auto-rickshaws.

The police detained 13,705 vehicles at nakas in the past two months.

Police officials said action against violators would continue as per the lockdown orders.