Kolkata (West Bengal): Around 28,000 people from different parts of West Bengal have been booked under different sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for violating lockdown norms since March-end, Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha said on Tuesday.
During the period, around 3,000 vehicles have also been impounded in connection with the non-adherence of safety restrictions, he said.
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Meanwhile, Kolkata Police on Tuesday arrested at least 839 people in the city for defying lockdown rules, not wearing masks while stepping outside and spitting in the open.
Till 8 pm, 616 people were held for deliberate violation of the curbs, 198 for not wearing masks and 25 for spitting in public places, a senior police officer said.
The arrests were made by the police during checking at barricades and while patrolling across the metropolis, he added.
(PTI report)
