As many as 1,047 vehicles were impounded and nearly 4,154 challans issued by the Gurugram police from March 23 to April 13 to restrict the movement of people to ensure social distancing and lockdown. On March 23, section 144 was imposed in Gurugram followed by a complete lockdown.
The city Police have also registered more than 508 cases and 671 people were arrested for violating Government orders during the coronavirus lockdown.
The police reportedly registered more than 508 cases against people for stepping outside their residences without wearing masks and also without any reason, police said.
So far the police have acted against, autorickshaws, cabs, bike riders and pickups van for carrying people and several shopkeepers were booked for hoarding and black marketing in a different part of the Gurugram district.
Apart from this the city police have also arrested two persons in Bhimgarh Kheri area near the Gurugram railway station on Monday on the charge of using abusive language against each other's communities.
“We urged the people of the district not to spread hate speech related to each other’s communities as it’s a responsibility of each people to follow the government guideline to fight against coronavirus,” said a senior police official.
However the police said that people are cooperating to ensure lockdown but in some cases people were found violating the norms and action were taken against them in accordance with the law,” said the official.
The official said that check post has been installed across the city to ensure lockdown. “People involved with manufacturing and supplies of essential goods are exempted. Authorities are also issuing movement pass,” he said the movement of the road has further reduced after sealing the border, migrants workers are being diverted to government shelter homes.
Authorities are running mobile shops to supply groceries and vegetables to ensure doorstep supplies of essentials.
“The Gurugram Police along with all its resources have already been deployed at every place in the district during the lockdown and every effort are being made by the Police to help the people. Several police units are also providing food items like daily meals to the labourers and poor people to fight the battle against the deadly virus,” said Preet Pal Sangwan, ACP (crime).
The Gurugram police commissioner has already formed a special task force (STF) to monitor and protect the isolation centres prescribed for treatment of Corona infected patients.