Curfew violation: Police register 876 cases in 24 hours

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Chennai:04.04.2020

The city police impounded at least 687 vehicles for violating the prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC and not following traffic rules in the 12 hours from 6am on Thursday.

Police slapped 876 cases against violators in the last 24-hour period from 6am on April 2 to 6am on April 3. Police impounded at least 358 vehicles including 337 bikes, nine cars and 11 autorickshaws in the city during the same period.

The Chennai police registered 1,262 cases of traffic violation against people roaming on the city roads for the same period. Police booked at least 698 cases for riding bikes without wearing helmet. Police impounded 462 bikes, five cars and 14 autorickshaws from the traffic violators in the 24-hour period.

Across the state so far, police booked 55,427 people and arrested about 54,817 and impounded 40,903 vehicles for violating the lockdown measures. They have collected more than ₹17 lakh fine from violators.

STRICT MEASURE: Police impounded at least 687 vehicles for violating prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC and not following traffic rules from 6am to 6pm on Thursday

In the state so far, police have collected more than ₹17 lakh fine from violators