Srinagar: Amid surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths, Police has registered a total of 96 FIRs and arrested 248 people besides realising fine of Rs 1,38,240 /- from 1055 persons in the last 24 hours in Kashmir for defying the prevailing lockdown restrictions aimed at containing the disease transmission.
In a statement issued on Friday police said that it is taking all measures to implement strict lockdown restriction announced by the government for containing community transmission of the covid -19 pandemic”. Stating that the special drive against the violators of Covid-19 guidelines/rules continued across Kashmir to ensure that people adhere to SOPs/ guidelines envisaged by government to curb COVID-19 pandemic, police in the concluding para of it’s statement appealed people to cooperate with it in containing the spread of Coronavirus by following the SOPs/ guidelines/ protocols for the safety of the people. In its statement police also reiterated that the special drive shall continue throughout the districts of Kashmir Valley to strengthen the safety measures.
