Over 500 arrested, 21K vehicles seized
The Odisha police on Thursday said they have collected ₹15 crore from COVID-19 violators in the State.
“We have collected little over ₹15 crore from people violating COVID-19 protocols. People who were not found wearing masks coughed up fines to the tune of ₹6.34 crore and ₹8.29 crore has been collected from those misusing vehicles during COVID restrictions. Besides, people have been fined for not maintaining social distance,” said Director General of Police Abhay.
Over 1.5K excise cases
During this time, the State police arrested 553 people, seized 21,406 vehicles and registered 1,632 excise cases, said Mr. Abhay.
“People in Odisha are largely following restrictions imposed by the government to break the chain of infection. But there are very few people who are still not adhering to COVID-19 restrictions,” he said.
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