Police take action against over 600 people for violating lockdown orders in capital

Published On: March 29, 2020 10:30 AM NPT By: Republica  | @RepublicaNepal


KATHMANDU, March 29: People were found defying the government's lockdown orders today as well.

More than 600 people were found defying the lockdown orders in various parts of the capital on Sunday morning, the sixth day of nationwide lockdown.

To punish the lockdown order violators, the police personnel deployed on the streets asked the people to stay hold on spot for about two hours and released them.

While keeping the violators hold on the spot, the police personnel taught them about how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in their communities. 

Today alone,512 are males and 105 faced actions on the streets itself in various parts of the capital for breaching the lockdown at around 7 am.

Likewise, police have seized 102 vehicles plying the roads breaching the lockdown. The week-long lockdown came into force from March 23.


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