Uttarakhand police arrest nearly 10,000 people for violating lockdown

As many as 2,189 cases were lodged and 10,062 people have been arrested so far, for the breach of lockdown norms in Uttarakhand.

"Out of the total, 39 cases were registered and 391 people were arrested on Sunday," Police said.

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Meanwhile, under the MV Act, challans have been issued against 25,033 vehicles, 5,296 vehicles have been seized and fines amounting to Rs 1.24 crores have been levied.The national lockdown, which was slated to end on April 14, has been extended till May 3 in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

According to data released bythe Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, two new positive coronavirus cases have been reported on Sunday, which brings the total number of cases to 50, out of which 26 patients have recovered and there have been no deaths. In the state, Dehradun tops the list of most number of cases with 24 positive cases.