Over 80,000 lockdown offences registered in Maha: Deshmukh
According to an official release, 81,063 offences wereregistered from March 22 till date.
As many as 159 incidents of attacks on policemen werereported in the state, in which 535 persons were arrested fortheir involvement, the Home Minister said.
In the release, Deshmukh reiterated that stricteraction will be taken against those involved in attacks onpolicemen and health workers, who are at the forefront of thefight against coronavirus.
Fines worth over Rs 2.85 crore were imposed in variouscases during this period, while the police received 79,901calls on the helpline number '100' during the lockdown, hesaid.
The police traced and isolated 618 persons, who werestamped for home quarantine, he said, adding that at present,1,55,076 have been quarantined.
At least 49,113 vehicles were seized for flouting thelockdown norms, he said.
Meanwhile, Deshmukh condoled the death of threepolicemen, who succumbed to COVID-19 and said 14 officials and85 personnel have tested positive for the infection.
The government has reserved two hospitals in the cityfor policemen who have contracted the infection, he said.
A total of 4,97,256 people were put up at 4,785 reliefcamps in the state, the minister added. ENMARU ARU