Two young couples were detained by the Commissionerate police for roaming outside flouting the lockdown norms.
It seemed that the lockdown restrictions were a boon for young couples to make romance on empty streets and secluded places.
The Saheed Nagar police caught the two couples hanging out near a bridge at Tankapani Road in the evening hours on Friday. Without wearing masks, the couples were found sitting close to each other for long hours.
As they were adults, police handed the two girls over to their families on PR bond. However, the two males were detained. While the girls are residents of Balianta on the city outskirts, the male duo belongs to the Kedarpali slum, said a Saheed Nagar PS official.
Meanwhile, questions are raised as to how the two girls were not noticed while coming from Balianta to Tankapani amidst the strict enforcement of lockdown.