Srinagar: Over 230 people have been arrested in the Valley after they were found violating the lockdown norms amid the ongoing Corona Curfew, which remained in place for the 20th straight day in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
The lockdown remained in place from April 29 in order to prevent the Coronavirus from spreading. The government extended the Corona Curfew across 20 districts of J&K till May 24, 2021.
Eye-witnesses informed the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that police and paramilitary troops were deployed although in large numbers to enforce the lockdown restrictions. The barricades and concertina wires were erected at many places and bridges to thwart the public movement, they said.
Meanwhile, all the shops and business establishments barring emergency services remained closed throughout the day in Srinagar and other districts of Jammu and Kashmir.However, some places witnessed public movement throughout the day.
