Police across the country are coming down with a heavy hand on anyone they spot roaming about aimlessly on the road.
In Telangana, one cop's lathi assault on a lockdown violator turned awry. In a bid to discipline two men roaming on a bike, the cop whipped out his lathi.?
After the third blow, the stick got stuck in the bike's back seat and the men just drove off without a care in the world, while the cop hastily ran after them.
Many pointed out how there were so many people on the road with zero personal protection gear, while some others regarded the cop's action to be uncalled for.?
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A few days ago,?Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao threatened to impose a round-the-clock curfew, bring in the army and issue shoot-at-sight orders?if the people continued to violate the lockdown orders.
According to the chief minister, Telangana has 59 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as on March 27.?
The Telangana health department has been releasing at-least two COVID-19 update bulletins daily.¡°At present, 58 COVID-19 patients are undergoing treatment. About 20,000 people are in either government or home quarantines,¡± said Rao in a press conference.
The state machinery is gearing to deal with a situation of even 60,000 cases. ¡°We have already readied 12400 beds with 1400 for ICU, and 11,000 for isolation treatment,¡± the CM was quoted as saying by the Deccan Herald.?