Jammu: Director General of Jammu and Kashmir police Dilbag Singh said 337 FIRs have been registered and 627 persons arrested for violating prohibitory orders in the Union Territory amid the coronavirus outbreak.
He said 118 shops and 490 vehicles were seized for defying the government orders. The Jammu and Kashmir administration has ordered a shutdown of all establishments, except those providing essential services and commodities, on March 22 to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
A total of 337 FIRs were lodged against the violators (of the lockdown) in which 627 persons have been arrested (till Saturday evening). Most of the arrested were later released after sensitising them about the threat, the police chief said in a statement.
Reiterating his appeal to the people to follow the health protocol, the DGP said, The fight against COVID-19 is not restricted to one organisation or community. It is time to fight against this deadly disease together.
“Our son is under stress as he often says why nobody goes closer to him. We wonder why our son wasn’t tested for COVID -19. I urge the health department to send a team and take samples of my son before it is too late,”
He said the cooperation provided by people in such times is “highly encouraging”, adding the outreach programmes conducted by the police at the grassroot level helped in controlling social and religious gatherings.
Singh also urged the people to come forward in disclosing their travel history or if they are in contact with any such persons who have been tested positive for the infection.
Referring to the tremendous response of the people to the call of the government to stay away from religious gathering, especially on Friday, the top cop said the people of J&K understood the need of staying at home and offering prayers from there.
