Governor appreciates role of Police in State during COVID-19 situation

5 Dariya News

Shimla 05-May-2020

Governor Bandaru Dattatraya was called on by Director General of Police S. R. Mardi and apprised him about the law and order situation in the context of COVID-19 through police administration.DGP informed that 1484 persons have been registered for violating curfew by the Police Department, out of which, 1305 persons have been arrested for violations. He said that action has been taken against 465 persons under the Indian Penal Code and 1297 vehicles have been seized for violation of curfew and a fine of Rs 28.45 lakh has been imposed on the violators. He informed that while executing orders during the curfew, 10 indictments of assault on police employees have been registered against 20 persons. While 54 indictments have been registered for spreading false rumors.He said that the boundaries of the state have been sealed and 24 hours patrolling is being done by the police. About 1500 personnel of additional battalions of district police and 862 home guards have been deployed for this work. He said that the people of the state have been requested that in case any problem was faced during the curfew, they could report it to the Emergency Response Support System-112 and so far 322 information have been received out of which 311 has been redressed.

He said that 180 people of Tablighi Jamaat of the state had participated in the programme organized in Delhi last month and 1107 people who came in contact with them were identified by the police and were quarantined.The Governor appreciated the efforts of the police administration during COVID-19 situation in the state. He said that at this time all emergency services departments need to work in coordination. He said that Panchayati Raj Institutions, Health, Anganwadi and Police Department, in particular, should work in coordination so that right information reaches the government. He said that complete information of persons coming from other states should be gathered and they should be monitored and all the precautionary measures could be taken, so that no new cases come forward.He said that COVID-19 cannot be taken lightly and the state needs to be more vigilant in this regard. He said that the data of people going in and out of the state should also be maintained. Downloading and following of the Aarogya Setu app must be made mandatory for the people coming to the state.Secretary to the Governor Rakesh Kanwar was also present on the occasion.