922 people arrested in Manipur for violating curfew, lockdown
Apr 25, 2020, 22:50 IST
Imphal, Apr 25 () Manipur Police on Saturdayarrested at least 922 people for violating the curfew, ongoinglockdown and for not wearing masks to prevent the spread ofCOVID-19 pandemic, a senior officer said.
A state-wide curfew was declared in Manipur on March24 after a woman had tested positive for the novelcoronavirus. The nationwide lockdown was imposed from the nextday.
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The police also seized 740 vehicles for violating theongoing lockdown and curfew, a statement issued by ADGP (Lawand Order) L Kailun said.
The state police appealed to the people to follow theguidelines issued by the government and stay indoors for theirown safety.
Manipur had reported two COVID-19 cases but both thepersons have recovered from the coronavirus infection and havebeen discharged from the hospital. CORRG RG(This story has not been edited by www.businessinsider.in and is auto–generated from a syndicated feed we subscribe to.)