81 booked; 88 vehicles impounded in Amreli district

Rajkot: The Amreli district police have booked as many as 81 people and seized 88 vehicles for the alleged violation of the lockdown order in the past 24 hours.
“Those booked were caught with their vehicles at 43 different check posts erected at the various entry and exit points of Amreli district,” said a senior official from the Amreli district police.
Of those booked included nine persons who had opened their business establishments like shops, flour mill, small units, hand carts and shops selling tobacco products. They had allegedly gathered crowds outside their establishments while not caring about social distancing.
Other 18 people were booked for moving on their vehicles without any valid reasons by Pipavav marine, Lathi, Khambha, Savarkundala, Dungar, Amreli taluka, Rajula, Jafrabad, Bagasara and Amreli city police stations.
There were another 18 people among those booked for not maintaining social distancing and crowding around by Vadia, Khambha and Savarkundala police stations.
Among those booked were two persons who were booked for not wearing masks and not keeping sanitizer. Of those booked also included 22 people who had allegedly crossed into Amreli district from Lathi, Khambha, Damnagar, Liliya, Rajula and Bagasara.
The other 10 persons were booked who had gone out of their houses while being under home quarantine. TNN