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KALYAN: With chief minister Uddhav Thackeray planning to impose lockdown in view of the spiking Covid-19 cases, his own party Shiv Sena s ex-corporator Sunil Vayle has been booked after hundreds of people gathered at his daughter s wedding in Kalyan.
The wedding held on Saturday night was in gross violation of the Covid-19 precautionary norms that allow only 50 people to gather for a wedding. The attendants were found without masks and not maintaining social distancing.
The sources said after the video of the wedding went viral, the local Mahatma Phule police have booked three people including Vayle, his relative Suresh Mahatre and Ramesh Singh (Manager of the hall) under IPC section 188 (Disobedience of order duly promulgated by public servant), 269 and 270 (Negligent and malignant act likely to spread the infection of any disease dangerous to life) and under different sections of the Disaster Management Act.
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KALYAN: Kalyan-Dombivli on Saturday reported 1,244 Covid-19 cases while death rate remained lowest in worst affected city in MMR region.
The city reported 4 deaths taking the toll to 1,266. Total number of cases in the region is 82,423.
The Kalyan-Dombivli is second-worst affected area in Mumbai Metropolitan Region after Mumbai.
The twin city in last three days reported 3,252 cases and 10 deaths while in the month of March it reported 16,024 patients and 56 deaths.
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