Seven arrested for lockdown violations

Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, May 24

Despite strict lockdown imposed by the administration in the wake of Covid-19 and the city police doing their best to enforce the restrictions, violations continued with seven persons being arrested and three others booked for flouting the norms.

The police said five persons arrested under various sections of the IPC and the Disaster Management Act were identified as a meat seller, Sonu Bharti, in Vijay Nagar Market, a sweetmeat shop owner, Madan Lal, in Vijay Nagar Market, Iskar and Dharma Shah, both vegetable vendors from Sherpur Khurd. Three others, Mandeep Singh and his brother Roop Singh and Soma Nath, were held for roaming around on motorcycles without any valid reason or permission during the lockdown hours in Humbran Road and Popli-cut areas.

Among those booked for flouting restrictions were Gurnam Singh and Himanshu Kumar, both meat sellers in Isslam Ganj Chowk and Haibowal, respectively, and Vikas Gupta, a mobile shop owner in Guru Amardas Colony.

Police officials have made an earnest appeal to residents and shopkeepers to strictly follow restrictions and not to go outdoors without any valid reason. They also told the residents to wear face mask while moving out of their homes.