130 booked for flouting Covid guidelines in a day

CHANDIGARH : Punjab Police have registered 130 first information reports (FIRs) against violators of Covid-19 norms in the state in the last 24 hours, said director general of police Dinkar Gupta. A maximum of 45 FIRs have been registered in Patiala.

The state government had on Monday clamped stricter curbs, including extension of night curfew timings by one hour (8pm to 5am), closure of all bars, cinema halls, gyms, spas, coaching centres, sports complexes, with restaurants and hotels to be opened only for takeaway and home delivery from Monday to Saturday, besides banning the gatherings of more 20 persons for weddings/funerals

Gupta said police have booked 189 owners of marriage palaces, malls, hotels, restaurants etc for flouting night curfew timings and gathering limits since April 18.

A spokesperson of the police department said in Bathinda, a case under the Indian Penal Code and the Disaster Management Act has been registered against the manager of Civil Lines Club, Bathinda, the caterer and the hosts for organising a pre-wedding party having more than 20 guests.

In Tarn Taran, police have booked owners of Hotel Sunstar for Covid-19 norms violations. Recently, the Mohali police arrested nine people, including owner of Grand Suites Hotel in Dhakoli, for organising a rooftop party in the night with huge gathering and had also booked the owner of AKM Marriage Palace for holding a function with more than 20 persons in violation of Covid guidelines.