This story is from July 6, 2020

Pune police book 900 in two days for traffic and lockdown violations

Violation of traffic and lockdown norms within the jurisdiction of the Pune police commissionerate since Friday night has landed at least 900 people in trouble.
Pune police book 900 in two days for traffic and lockdown violations
Traffic police took action on Sunday against those who are out of their houses without wearing masks
PUNE: Violation of traffic and lockdown norms within the jurisdiction of the Pune police commissionerate since Friday night has landed at least 900 people in trouble.
The Pune police booked them after they breached the night curfew, travelled without e-pass for inter-district movement, moved around in containment zones without a valid reason, stepped out without masks, drove on the wrong side of the road and rode triple seat, among other offences.

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The police said most of the action was carried out around the containment zones of Pune city. People should have a valid reason to travel in the night time, like hospitalization or urgent medication, or some important family matter.
The police said barring an emergency, people should not venture out of their residences and they must follow the norms of wearing masks, following social distancing and hand sanitization when they venture out.
The police action comes in the wake of a noticeable surge in Covid-19 cases as the Pune Municipal Corporation limits have recorded 1,000-plus cases each day for the last four consecutive days, and the need to curb the spread of the virus.
“People are roaming outside in the containment zones without any valid reason,” a police officer said. The government extended the lockdown till July 31in the state.

On Friday evening, Pune police commissioner K Venkatesham issued a directive to all the police personnel to take strong action against violators of night curfew and other lockdown directives.
Many people were not following the norms of social distancing and people were found walking or driving on the roads without wearing masks, he stated.
In a Tweet on Saturday, he appealed to the people to follow the lockdown orders as the virus was spreading rapidly in the city. Following this, police patrolling was intensified in areas under the jurisdiction of various police stations and those in the vicinity of the containment zones and a strong nakabandi operation was implemented at 94 places.
As many as 422 police officers and constables were manning these points. Police questioned motorists, who were found travelling on roads after 10pm, a senior officer said.
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