More than 6,000 vehicles were impounded by Traffic Police in Mumbai on Tuesday and Wednesday for violating lockdown norms, after heavy traffic was witnessed throughout the city.?
According to report in Times of India, as many as 4294 vehicles were seized on Tuesday, of which autorickshaws were the highest (over 1,700) followed by motorcycles (1,150) and private cars (1,057).?
A day later on Wednesday, another 2,000 vehicles were impounded. It comes after many people across the city were flouting the lockdown rules, with many plying their way on roads disguising themselves as being associated with essential services.?
Initially, autos were allowed to ply with a single passenger for medical emergencies and for buying or transporting essentials. But in Lockdown 4.0, the state has allowed only private cars (with two passengers) and two-wheelers (with one passenger) to come out for essentials or medical emergencies.??
The traffic police are planning to continue the action until the end of the lockdown. Meanwhile, the traffic department officials have said that the seized vehicles can be released after 12-36 hours following detention and paying a fine of upto Rs 2,000.
Mumbai is the worst hit city by coronavirus pandemic in India with cases in excess of 24,000 while in total the state of Maharashtra has recorded close to 42,000 infections of the virus.