74 violators detained in Rajkot

RAJKOT: During the ongoing night curfew in Rajkot, city police detained 74 people and seized 72 vehicles on charges of violating curfew orders on Saturday night.
Taking a serious note of a spike in Covid-19 positive cases, Rajkot police commissioner Manoj Agrawal issued orders for imposition of night curfew in the city. Curfew began at 9 pm on Saturday and ended at 6 am on Sunday.
Rajkot police forced shops and other business establishments to down their shutters on Raiya Road, Kalavad Road, Gondal Road, Dhebar Road, Trikon Baugh, Kuvadava Road, Morbi Road and Jamnagar Road. “During patrolling to enforce curfew orders, we detained 74 people who were found loitering around without any valid reason and also seized 72 vehicles for allegedly violating curfew norms,” said an official from Rajkot police.
The city police also erected check posts at various entry points into the city which included Gondal Road Chowkadi, Kalavad Road Chowkadi, Madhapar Chowkadi, Morbi Road, Kuvadava Road and Bhavnagar Road.
“We barred all incoming vehicles from entering into the city. The vehicles also included state transport buses,” added the official. TNN