Since March 25, Delhi Police Has Booked 66,000 People For Violating The Lockdown

India has been under lockdown since March 25. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, people have been ordered not to go out of their houses. The lockdown is scheduled to last till April 14; so far, no official statements have been made with regard to whether or not this will be extended.

While most people are abiding by the regulations, there are quite a few who seem to have little, if any, regard for the rules. Many people have violated the lockdown and several have been booked for it. Delhi Police alone has booked 66,000 violators.

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In addition to this, it has also 3,350 FIRs, impounded 10,000 vehicles and filed cases against 40 people for violating home quarantine, according to senior officers, as per a report in Hindustan Times.

"Apart from this, 3,350 FIRs have been lodged under Section 188 of IPC (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 10,000 vehicles have been impounded so far and 40 FIRs have been lodged against those who were caught violating home quarantine,¡± said Additional commissioner of police (crime) MS Randhawa.

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The people have been booked under the Delhi Police Act.

Ever since the lockdown was enforced, the police are doing their bit to tell people not to come out of their homes, to in order to not risk getting exposed to or spreading the COVID-19 virus.

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Randhawa also said that with the help of NGOs, Delhi Police have been providing food to around 200,000 people and ration to 6,000 families for the last 10 days.

The total number of confirmed cases in India has crossed 3,000 and the death toll is nearing 100. Worldwide over 60,000 are dead and more than 12 lakh affected.