Maha: Cops make lockdown violators perform yoga
Apr 21, 2020, 14:24 IST
Pune, Apr 21 () In an innovative approach, the Punerural police on Tuesday punished morning walkers in Baramatiwho violated the COVID-19 lockdown, by making them performyoga and pranayam.
At least 250 morning walkers, including doctors, weredetained from different areas of Maharashtra's Baramati cityon Tuesday, deputy superintendent of police (Baramatidivision) Narayan Shirgaonkar said.
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"The violators were taken to an open ground, wherethey were made to perform yoga, pranayam and some exercises,"he said, adding that they were also asked to take a pledge,promising to remain indoors.
The police did not register any case against theviolators and let them go with a warning, the official said. SPKARU ARU(This story has not been edited by www.businessinsider.in and is auto–generated from a syndicated feed we subscribe to.)