Over 2,400 Booked For COVID-19 Night Curfew Violations In Delhi
Mumbai: Delhi Police on Thursday registered a case against 2,484 people for violating night curfew restrictions in Delhi amid an increase in coronavirus cases.
A total of 143 cases were registered from 10 pm on Wednesday to 5 am on Thursday. The police issued 377 challans to people for violating COVID-19 norms, Delhi Police Additional PRO Anil Mittal said.
“A total of 2,484 people were booked under sections 65 (persons bound to comply with the reasonable directions of a police officer) of the Delhi Police Act, 107 (security for keeping the peace in other cases) and 151 (arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences) of the CrPc,” Delhi Police Additional PRO Anil Mittal said.
However, people of certain professions have been exempted from the curfew. Fresh movement passes will be issued on demand.
“The Delhi Police will strictly enforce it except for the exempted categories mentioned in the order. All concerned should strictly observe the restrictions as given in the DDMA order,” said PRO, Delhi Police, Chinmoy Biswal.
He further said, “All field functionaries will be available in their jurisdictions to enforce the DDMA order and facilitate the exempted categories.”
Meanwhile, the city has so far conducted 15,944,203 tests and the tests per million count stand at 839,168, according to the bulletin. Also, the daily positivity rate on Thursday was recorded as 20.22 per cent.
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