90 booked in 1 week for flouting lockdown curbs in Gurugram

GURUGRAM: At least 90 people have been booked in the past one week for violating lockdown norms in Gurugram, police said. The cases were registered against people found roaming on streets without any valid reason. Moreover, as many as 313 people were fined on Saturday for not wearing masks at public places.
On May 3, the Haryana government imposed a complete lockdown for seven days to help break the chain of Covid-19 infection. Several police teams have been deployed across the city to keep an eye on violators. “FIRs have been registered against 90 people in the past one week for violating lockdown norms. Of them, seven people were booked on Saturday. All of them have failed to give a satisfactory reason for stepping out of the house,” said Gurugram police commissioner KK Rao.
Also, 313 people were penalised for not wearing masks at public places on Saturday. To date, the Gurugram police have issued 1.65 lakh challans for not wearing masks.
“Mandis attract a large number of people and they could turn out to be super spreaders. So, we are allowing only a third of the shops at mandis to remain open on a given day. Police teams are stationed at all mandis and market areas,” Rao said.
According to the Gurugram police chief, over 150 cops have been infected with Covid so far. “A dedicated isolation centre has been set up for policemen at Manesar police lines.”
Meanwhile, the crime unit of Sector 10 arrested two people for illegal transportation of liquor on Saturday. The accused have been identified as Mukim and Dhashrath. residents of Khandsa in Gurugram. The accused were later released on bail.