Maha: Fishermen among 94 booked in Dahanu for defying lockdown

Palghar, Apr 18 () Police have registered casesagainst 94 people- fishermen and owners of fishing boats- atDahanu in Maharashtra's Palghar district for allegedlyviolating the prohibitory orders during the lockdown, anofficial said on Saturday.

Groups of fishermen were carried in fishing boats fromGujarat to Dahanu jetty even as the lockdown is in place tocurb the spread of coronavirus, Palghar police spokespersonHemant Katkar said.

While some fishermen were brought to Dahanu from theneighbouring state on Thursday, some others came on Friday, hesaid, adding that two separate cases were registered.

"All the boats carried Gujarat registration numbers,"he said.

Offences have been registered under IPC sections 188(disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant),269 and 270 (negligent and malignant act likely to spreadinfection of disease dangerous to life), the DisasterManagement Act and others, police said.

However, nobody has been arrested in this connection,police said.

Meanwhile, in neighbouring Thane district, a case wasregistered against 12 persons for the alleged violation ofprohibitory orders after they were found together in an officein Bhiwandi town on Friday, an official said. CORNP NP