Over one lakh citizens checked in Lahore for Coronavirus

LAHORE: Police continued to ensure implementation of Section 144 to contain unnecessary movement of people in the city during the partial lockdown in wake of coronavirus.

Lahore Police Operations Wing has set up more than 200 pickets in different areas of the city to contain people from unnecessary movement. More than 1 lac 19 thousands 600 citizens have been checked at these pickets till now since the lockdown whereas more than 1 lac 10 thousand people have been asked to contain their unnecessary movement in the city and go back to homes. DIG Rai Babar Saeed said 1,489 FIRs have been registered against people involved in violations of sections 144. More than 3,600 citizens were released afterwards taking warranty bonds. As many as 101,159 vehicles including 58,690 motorcycles, 18,843 cars, 15,561 rickshaws, 2,583 taxis and 5,482 bigger vehicles were stopped on pickets and vehicles owners were issued warnings for unnecessary movement in the city. Rai Babar Saeed visited the pickets and Naaka Jaat to review the arrangements.