Maha police collect ₹53L in fines for violations in a day
MUMBAI: Maharashtra police in their effort to strictly enforce lockdown collected ₹53,06,050 as fine in one day from those found violating lockdown norms. From March 22, when lockdown was imposed across the state, till July 3, the state police collected ₹10,32,34,611 in fines. Between July 3 and July 4, the amount increased to ₹10,85,40,661, as per official statistics shared by the state police.
“Citizens of Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai were the biggest contributors to these statistics since inter-district and regular movement of people in these cities are high. A lot of people continue to move out of their homes because of misinformation on lockdown being lifted,” said Milind Bharambhe, inspector general of police (law and order), state police.
The fines, which range from ₹200 to ₹2,000, were mainly collected by police for those found violating lockdown regulations including riding pillion on twowheeler, four passengers riding in a four-wheeler as opposed to the permitted three persons, not following government orders and venturing out without valid reasons among others.
Since March 22 till July 4, as many as 1,45,896 cases have been registered across the state under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code while 29,607 people were
arrested and 88,306 vehicles were impounded for violations of lockdown rules.
TWO COPS SUCCUMB
A 50-year-old head constable attached with the protection branch of the Mumbai Police, who was undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at Sevenhills Hospital
in Marol, died on Saturday.
In the second case, a 56-yearold head constable attached to the main control room of Government Railway Police died on Saturday while undergoing treatment at Sapphire Hospital, Kalwa. The number of deaths in the city police force has reached 43, and that in the state is 66.