Guj: 5 paramilitary companies to help cops enforce lockdown

Ahmedabad, Apr 12 () Gujarat has received fivecompanies of paramilitary forces to enforce the lockdown inplace for the coronavirus outbreak, and they will be deployedin Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara, state Director General ofPolice Shivanand Jha said on Sunday.

These five companies comprise two each from the BorderSecurity Force and the Central Industrial Security Force, andan all-women one from the CRPF, he said.

"Two each will be deployed in Ahmedabad and Suratwhile one will be stationed in Vadodara. The women's companywill be posted in Ahmedabad," he said.

Jha said three of 26 Tablighi Jamaat members traced inBharuch have tested positive for the coronavirus, and an FIRhas been lodged against three members of the outfit fortravelling to Bhavnagar during the lockdown.

He said nine members of the outfit tested positive inAhmedabad.

Jha said vehicles seized during the lockdown will bereturned to the owners as per the directive of Chief MinisterVijay Rupani.

An ambulance each in Morbi and Anand were interceptedwhile ferrying people, he added.

"We have lodged 496 FIRs using drone footage, with atotal 4,463 FIRs lodged so far using such footage, and 9,920people arrested. On the basis of CCTV footage, 88 FIRs werelodged on Saturday and 149 arrested," he said.

"So far, 706 FIRs have been lodged and 1,194 personsheld, while 365 people have been held and 36 FIRs filed inconnection with fake news and rumours, and nine account havebeen shut," he added. KABNM BNM