South Goa police crack down on mask violators

MARGAO/PONDA: South Goa police have cracked down on people found moving in public places without the mandatory face masks, with altogether 3,636 cases booked until Saturday. Ponda police station booked the maximum number with 613 cases, followed by Verna police station with 520 cases and Fatorda with 434.
South Goa has a total 17 police stations across five divisions — Margao, Quepem, Vasco, Ponda and Konkan Railway.
Ponda police station also recorded the highest number of arrests for violating lockdown rules with 125 people taken into custody under Section 188 of Code of Criminal Procedure. Altogether 751 people have been arrested across the state for violating the prohibitory orders
South Goa police have so far booked 352 cases and netted an amount of nearly Rs 58 lakh by way of fines. The highest amount of fines — Rs 7.6 lakh — was collected by Fatorda police station, followed by Verna police station with Rs 7.3 lakh.
Margao sub-division, topped the list with 146 cases and 228 arrests.
Altogether 90 cases were booked under the Quepem sub-division .
At the Vasco sub-division, altogether 72 cases were booked and 215 people arrested. Seventy-four vehicles were seized and fines aggregating Rs 16.7 lakhs collected.
Forty-four cases were booked under the Ponda sub division. Hundred and thirty-one people were arrested, 17 vehicles seized and Rs 9.5 lakh collected through fines, data released by South Goa police headquarters stated.