Bihar Police Collected A Whooping Rs. 15,87 Lakhs Of Fine Payment From Offenders Of Lockdown Order

To further deter those who violate the lockdown order, the state police of Bihar apply a fine on them and on Wednesday alone, they collected a whopping sum of Rs 15,87,800.

As the complete lockdown is still in place, nine people have been arrested for breaking the rules on staying indoors. According to Jitendra Kumar, Addl DGP, Rs 15,87,800 is the total fine while 41 FIRs have been lodged against the offenders.

Kumar said that to enforce the lockdown, the police had arrested nine motorists and confiscated 531 vehicles. He also expressed determination to work against those violate the lockdown orders.

On Friday, the US has surpassed China in terms of the total number of confirmed cases of CO.VID-19. The country now has 85,300 cases, more than any other nation in the world.

However, the U.S has seen fewer deaths, with 1,295 recorded so far. As of Friday, China has had 3,292 fatalities; the figure for Spain is 4,365 while the number of Italy is 8,215.

PM Modi asked K Palaniswami, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, to adhere strictly to the 21-day lockdown order to keep the spread of CO.VID-19 in check, as well as ensuring the supply of essentials for people.

Modi said in a telephonic conversation that social distancing and order under section 144, the Criminal Procedure Code must be strictly enforced.

Palaniswami praised the government for the timely and accurate measures to stop the spread of the Co.ro.na.vi.rus.

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