Chandigarh: Cat-and-mouse chase continues, 12,000 violators detained in 21 days

Pawan Tiwari | TNN | Updated: Apr 13, 2020, 06:04 IST

The police have also registered 241 FIR

CHANDIGARH: As many as 12,262 people have been detained for violating the curfew norms from March 23 to April 12 from different parts of the city.
The police have also registered 241 FIRs and arrested 295 people under relevant sections of the Indian Peal Code.
The cops keep the detainees for 6 to 8 hours at the Cricket Stadium in Sector 16 and the sports complex of Manimajra. They are released after submitting an undertaking. The police also note down their contact details before letting them free.
The UT police also registered four separate FIRs and booked two persons for sharing and posting videos against a community on social media. Even after 21 days of the lockdown, the police are still arresting hundreds of violators every day.
The police have also impounded 3,608 vehicles from violators from March 23 till April 12. 7,276 people were detained by six police stations, including sectors19 and 26, Manimajra, Mauli Jagran, IT Park and Industrial Area Phase I of east division. Cops from police stations of sectors 31, 34, 36, 39, 49, and Maloya nabbed 2,700 violators till April 12.
The police teams from sectors 3, 17, and 11 and Sarangpur apprehended 2,286 people in the past 21 days.