Over 1,700 vehicles fined in Noida in a day for violating Covid-19 restrictions

Five people were arrested and half a dozen vehicles impounded across Noida and Greater Noida on Thursday for violating curbs imposed due to the Covid-19 outbreak, Gautam Buddh Nagar police said.

Delhi-Noida border (Representational photo)
Delhi-Noida border (Representational photo)

Owners of more than 1,700 vehicles were also issued challans for similar violations across the district, which has so far recorded 6,238 positive cases of Covid-19, including 43 deaths, according to official figures.

Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) Section 144, which bars assembly of more than four people, is in force in Gautam Buddh Nagar.

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"Two FIRs were registered and five people arrested for violating the Covid-19 curbs. A total of 4,687 vehicles were checked across 200 barrier points in the district and challans issued to 1,714 of them while another six were impounded," the police said in a statement.

Altogether, 1,86,900 were collected in fines during the action, the police said.

The Noida-Delhi border, which was closed for normal public movement since the outbreak of the coronavirus in March, has been reopened since August 1, officials said.

First Published Date: 14 Aug 2020, 10:24 AM IST
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