Noida police arrests 20, lodges FIR against 13, challans over 1,500 people for flouting COVID-19 regulations on day one of unlock

Five cases were registered in Noida's Sector 49 police station, while three in Sector 24 as the Gautam Budh Nagar district eased COVID-19 restrictions on Monday.

New Delhi: In order to check the spread of the virus on day one of the unlock, the Noida police on Monday (June 7, 2021) arrested 20 people, lodged FIR against 13 and challaned over 1,500 for flouting COVID-19 regulations. Noida police issued a challan to 1,543 people for not wearing a face mask and violating COVID guidelines.  The Police said that they also arrested 20 and registered FIR against 13 under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.