Trio booked for violating lockdown orders in Mumbai's Dharavi

Mumbai, Apr 22 () An offence was registered againstthree persons after they were found roaming on the streets inDharavi slum area of Mumbai, which has emerged as one of thehospots of COVID-19, amid the ongoing lockdown, an officialsaid on Wednesday.

The accused were found abusing and manhandling oneanother, the official said.

"The incident took place at Shahunagar, where the areais declared as a COVID-19 red zone," the official said.

"As they were roaming in the area without anyessential work, a case was registered against them under IPCsections 188 and 269, and section 51 B of Disaster ManagementAct at Shahunagar Police Station," he said. DCNP NP