Nagpur: Some citizens, starving due to the national lockdown enforced to break the coronavirus chain, rushed out of their houses to plead for help before cops who were on a route march at Isasani locality in Hingna police station jurisdiction a few days ago. The cops ensured supply of ration and food for many of the families from various sources.
Zonal DCP Vivek Masaal, who was leading the route march to enforce section 144, and ensure citizens remained inside their houses, was left stunned to see a sizeable number of the population left without rations at home. Most of them claimed they were not able to manage proper meals even once a day due to the lockdown that is now in its third week.
The cops later launched an impromptu survey in the locality, after which it came to fore that many residents did not have ration cards, and also most of the families had already exhausted the saved food stock or grains at home.
Masaal said an urgent letter was sent to the tehsildar at Hingna, alerting him about the scarcity of food in different slums and colonies in the fringes of the city like Isasani, where immediate government intervention was required. “We had to arrange for food through police stations of Hingna and MIDC immediately to save people from starving,” he said.
“We have requested the revenue department to make arrangements through some schemes available with them for providing ration and food to the people who do not have any ration card,” said the DCP.
It’s learnt MIDC police have already arranged food for over 42,000 persons in the last one week. MIDC police station senior inspector Hemant Kharabe had also requested the tehsildar to extend the timing of the ration shop from 8am to 8pm.
Elsewhere on Wednesday, zonal DCP Vinita Shahu, leading a contingent of Sitabuldi police during a route march, was received with showering of petals at Ramdaspeth, with citizens cheering for the cops. A day ago, Shahu had received similar adulation at Surendragarh.
Meanwhile, the flying squads of the crime branch conducted three raids at different places, pulling up traders for unfair practices. Police and officials of the other government agencies registered three offences for selling sale of sanitizers above the fixed prices. A bakery was also booked for selling overpriced eatables.
City police have registered 138 offences for violating Section 144 and detained 73 persons. Around 39 vehicles were also seized during the daylong action.
Rural police and state excise department jointly raided a country-made liquor den at Tingda and arrested 10 persons.
Zonal DCP Vivek Masaal, who was leading the route march to enforce section 144, and ensure citizens remained inside their houses, was left stunned to see a sizeable number of the population left without rations at home. Most of them claimed they were not able to manage proper meals even once a day due to the lockdown that is now in its third week.
The cops later launched an impromptu survey in the locality, after which it came to fore that many residents did not have ration cards, and also most of the families had already exhausted the saved food stock or grains at home.
Masaal said an urgent letter was sent to the tehsildar at Hingna, alerting him about the scarcity of food in different slums and colonies in the fringes of the city like Isasani, where immediate government intervention was required. “We had to arrange for food through police stations of Hingna and MIDC immediately to save people from starving,” he said.
“We have requested the revenue department to make arrangements through some schemes available with them for providing ration and food to the people who do not have any ration card,” said the DCP.
It’s learnt MIDC police have already arranged food for over 42,000 persons in the last one week. MIDC police station senior inspector Hemant Kharabe had also requested the tehsildar to extend the timing of the ration shop from 8am to 8pm.
Elsewhere on Wednesday, zonal DCP Vinita Shahu, leading a contingent of Sitabuldi police during a route march, was received with showering of petals at Ramdaspeth, with citizens cheering for the cops. A day ago, Shahu had received similar adulation at Surendragarh.
Meanwhile, the flying squads of the crime branch conducted three raids at different places, pulling up traders for unfair practices. Police and officials of the other government agencies registered three offences for selling sale of sanitizers above the fixed prices. A bakery was also booked for selling overpriced eatables.
City police have registered 138 offences for violating Section 144 and detained 73 persons. Around 39 vehicles were also seized during the daylong action.
Rural police and state excise department jointly raided a country-made liquor den at Tingda and arrested 10 persons.
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