Cops book 833 persons for Covid violations

For the first time since the lockdown was imposed, Mumbai police booked 833 people whoe were found violating the lockdown norms, of which 385 people were arrested and released on bail while 428 were let off after serving them notices, while 20 others were shown as wanted accused, said police. Mumbai police registered 680 offences of lockdown violations on Tuesday.

Of the total offences registered on Tuesday, 205 cases were filed for loitering at public places. 192 cases were registered against the people found without wearing mask at public places while 172 offences were registered against shop keepers for violating the lockdown norms.

On Tuesday, the police registered 48 offences of gathering at public places while 16 cases were registered against hotel owners for violating Covid norms. 15 cases against hawkers, 12 cases were against pan shops owners, 11 cases of illegal transportation and 9 cases were registered against COVID-19 patients for breaking quarantine rules, said police.

Since the first lockdown was enforced in the city in March 2020 Mumbai police are registering offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 188 for lockdown violations.

The Mumbai police on Tuesday impounded 92 vehicles allegedly found violating the norms. As per the statistics provided by the police, most of the offences were registered in the Central Region which totalled 174 offences while 169 offences were registered in North Mumbai. West region reported 116 offences while offences registered in South Mumbai totalled to 115.