Avoid Ramzan gatherings, stay safe: Gujarat DGP

TNN | Updated: Apr 23, 2020, 07:27 IST

147 offences relating to curfew violation; 178 detained in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD: On Wednesday, Gujarat DGP Shivanand Jha said that people shouldn’t gather during the holy month of Ramzan, either to pray or for breaking fast.

Jha said that by not gathering, people will be able to avoid the coronavirus infection. “During Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti, we did not allow people to gather and when they did, offences were registered against them,” Jha said. “Similar action will be taken against people gathering for Ramzan as well.”
DGP said that permission given to good carriers is being misused by some people to smuggle liquor into the state. “Recently, a truck was caught near Balasinor and liquor worth Rs 11,40,000 was recovered from it,” Jha said. “The driver of the truck had a pass from a Haryana district magistrate. In another case, the state monitoring cell seized liquor worth Rs 16,80,000. The driver has a pass from a Punjab district magistrate issued for a vegetable vehicle.”
Jha said trucks on the state and district borders were being checked thoroughly.