MAN FILES CASE AGAINST FATHER FOR VIOLATING LOCKDOWN

nNEW DELHI: A 30-year-old man on Wednesday got a police case lodged against his father for allegedly not following the lockdown and repeatedly stepping out of their house in south Delhi’s Rajokri near Vasant Kunj.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had initiated a 21 day countrywide lockdown on March 23 to check the spread of deadly Covid-19. On the man’s complaint, police have booked his 59-yearold father for violating prohibitory orders that are in place.

According to the police, in his complaint dated April 1, the man — who works in an automobile company — has alleged that his father has been violating the lockdown often.

“On April 1, when the son called the police, a team was sent to his house. The police team found the son and his father standing outside the house, on the road. When the man asked his father to get inside, he refused. The man later also told us that his father often stepped out of the house and roamed around in the neighbourhood, despite the lockdown,” said a police officer.

Deputy commissioner of police (southwest) Devender Arya said as prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CRPC is in place, a case under IPC section 188 was registered against the father on a complaint given by his son at the Vasant Kunj (south) police station.

A police officer said that the offences under section 188, in a pandemic like situation, may lead to six months of imprisonment or ₹1,000 fine or both.

The man who filed the FIR couldn’t be reached for a comment.

Since the lockdown was announced in Delhi, the police are conducting regular patrolling on roads and in bylanes of residential colonies, asking people to stay indoors and move out only in case of emergency.

On Thursday alone, Delhi police had registered at least 174 cases till 5 pm against people caught violating the prohibitory orders. A total of 3,663 people were detained and 443 vehicles impounded. On Wednesday, the police booked 249 people for violations, detained 4,053 people and impounded 515 vehicles.

Action is also being taken against those who are caught violating the mandatory home quarantine. Delhi police spokesperson, Anil Mittal, said that a total of 33 FIRS were lodged till Friday against such people, of which 21 were in Dwarka.