JAIPUR: A day before the 14-day lockdown kicks off in the state, city police fined 2,900 people in the last 24 hours for violating Covid protocols and collected Rs 4.66 lakh from violators. The lockdown, which will end at 5am on May 24, has been imposed to break the chain of cases in the state.
ACP Ajay Pal Lamba said since lockdown is in place from Monday, additional forces have been deployed in the city to ensure rules are followed. “Every police station has been given additional police forces so that they can be present at every nook and cranny of the city,” said Lamba, who appealed to citizens to follow the new guidelines and cooperate with police.
“The new rules are for your safety. In case any citizen faces any problems, they can approach our personnel for help,” said Lamba. At present, police have set up checkposts at 378 places in the city.
Out of all the penalties, 2,279 have come from violating social distancing norms. “It is unfortunate that at a time when cases are making new records every passing day, people continue to flout the norms endangering the lives of others,” said a policeman. It has also collected Rs 47,800 from 239 persons for spitting in public areas. The only respite is that none of the persons has been penalised for drinking in a public place.
The institutional quarantine at a housing complex in Bagrana for those loitering in the city without any reason has failed to detain a single person in the last three days. The measure to stop the unwanted movement, which started on May 3, saw the detention of 123 persons on May 4.
“Since 123 persons have been put under the quarantine, it has sent a clear message of our zero-tolerance policy for those violating Covid protocols,” said Lamba. The persons who were put in quarantine were sent home after they tested negative. Positive cases have been kept in isolation. Over 1,900 people have been put under institutional quarantine across the state.
ACP Ajay Pal Lamba said since lockdown is in place from Monday, additional forces have been deployed in the city to ensure rules are followed. “Every police station has been given additional police forces so that they can be present at every nook and cranny of the city,” said Lamba, who appealed to citizens to follow the new guidelines and cooperate with police.
“The new rules are for your safety. In case any citizen faces any problems, they can approach our personnel for help,” said Lamba. At present, police have set up checkposts at 378 places in the city.
Out of all the penalties, 2,279 have come from violating social distancing norms. “It is unfortunate that at a time when cases are making new records every passing day, people continue to flout the norms endangering the lives of others,” said a policeman. It has also collected Rs 47,800 from 239 persons for spitting in public areas. The only respite is that none of the persons has been penalised for drinking in a public place.
The institutional quarantine at a housing complex in Bagrana for those loitering in the city without any reason has failed to detain a single person in the last three days. The measure to stop the unwanted movement, which started on May 3, saw the detention of 123 persons on May 4.
“Since 123 persons have been put under the quarantine, it has sent a clear message of our zero-tolerance policy for those violating Covid protocols,” said Lamba. The persons who were put in quarantine were sent home after they tested negative. Positive cases have been kept in isolation. Over 1,900 people have been put under institutional quarantine across the state.
