The number of vehicles on roads dropped on Friday, a day after cops had arrested more than 1,500 people for violating lockdown norms in the city, police said.
On Friday, the number of arrests was 800 till 8pm and the number of vehicles seized: 148.
The police had started an intensive crackdown on violators on Thursday and arrested more than 1,500 people and seized 129 vehicles till 9pm to ensure people remained indoors. The arrest figure was the highest since the first day of the lockdown.
“We are not entertaining any unjust requests,” an officer posted in the south division said.
Anyone out on the road has to justify why he/she has stepped out of home. Those who fail to explain or produce documents to support their claim are arrested under Section 188 of the IPC (disobedience committed against orders passed by a government servant).
“Many people who cannot explain why they are outside start dropping names. But we have stood firm…. We have told them ‘no exceptions please’,” an officer at Esplanade said.
