Six named, 150 unidentified booked for violating Covid protocol

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Kanpur: Police have booked a case against six named and 150 unidentified, including former minister of state, nagar panchayat chairman, assembly in charge and event organiser for violating Covid pandemic protocol and organising cricket tournament without permission. Police have detained three persons and a search has been launched for others.
According to the police, they are in the process of adding more names and are scanning the video footage in this regard.
The police said that a cricket tournament was organised without permission on Saturday night at Hata Bazar located in Safipur town under Safipur Kotwali police station of the district.
On a tip-off, sub-inspector Pramod Rai reached there and found open violation of the Covid protocol there.
SP leader and former minister of State for Health Sudhir Rawat had also arrived to inaugurate the tournament.
Besides, Naseem Ahmed, chairman of nagar panchayat Safipur, SP’s Safipur assembly in charge Maqsood Ali, programme organisers Waris Ali, Ainul and Rahat Baig were also present. The cricket match was soon stopped, said the police.
“Late on Sunday night, on the complaint of SI Pramod Rai, six named including SP leader and former minister of state for health Sudhir Rawat, chairman of Nagar Panchayat Safipur Naseem Ahmed, SP’s Safipur assembly incharge Maqsood Ali, programme organizers Waris Ali, Ainul and Rahat Baig and 150 unknown persons were booked for violation of the Corona Epidemic Act despite knowing that there is a danger of spreading of the deadly disease.
“We have detained three persons for questioning in this regard. Also, we are zeroing on other violators on the basis of video footage. Investigations are on,” said station house officer Safipur Harikesh Rai.