Rajkot: The Amreli district police booked 13 persons for alleged violation of Covid-19 norms and seized 15 vehicles on Saturday.
“We caught 13 people for allegedly violating the Covid-19 norms and seized 15 vehicles. The accused have been booked under various sections of the Epidemic Disease Act 1897 and 1860 and Disaster Management Act 2005,” said an official from the Amreli district police.
“The accused included five shopkeepers from Amreli, Chalala and Vadia, who were booked for not wearing masks and gathering crowds at their shops without maintaining social distancing,” said the official.
Among the accused, also included eight travel operators who were booked in Amreli, Dhari, Vanda, Babra and Savarkundla for accommodating passengers, more than 75% of the seating capacity of their vehicles.