33 FIRS for flouting home-quarantine violations

NEW DELHI: Thirty-three FIRS have been registered across the national Capital against people for flouting home-quarantine rules, police said on Friday. The violators have been booked under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, they said.

In Delhi’s Dwarka district, which has strictly enforced the home-quarantine guidelines during the ongoing lockdown for public safety and health, 21 FIRS have been registered against people who were found to be violating the rules, a senior police official said.

It is ensured through regular surveillance by way of physical verification and technical monitoring, he said.

While eight such cases have been registered in south district, two in north, one each in northwest and central districts against those people who were found violating home quarantine rules, police said.

In southwest Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, a 30-year-old man lodged an FIR against his father for violating lockdown norms, police said on Friday.

In the FIR, filed on Wednesday at Vasant Kunj South police station, Abhishek has said his father Virender Singh (59) does not follow the lockdown rules

and keeps roaming in the area.

Meanwhile, over 150 FIRS were registered and 3,811 people were detained for violating prohibitory orders amid the Coronavirus outbreak, the Delhi Police said.

According to data shared by the police, 153 FIRS were registered under Section 188 (for disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code till 5 pm.

As many as 3,811 people were detained under Section 65 (persons bound to comply with reasonable directions of police officers) and 381 vehicles were impounded under Section 66 of the Delhi Police Act, the data added.

The Delhi Police received 1,011 calls on its 24x7 helpline number between 2 pm on Thursday and the same time on Friday, seeking assistance on issues being faced due to the lockdown, officials said.