Police turn up the heat, enforce stricter lockdown
The Hindu
Police wielded lathis and seized vehicles of people travelling beyond 10 a.m.
Police ran roughshod over road commuters at several places across the State on Saturday in the aftermath of strict instructions issued by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao to enforce lockdown from 10 a.m. What was limited to imposing fines on travelling public beyond 10 a.m. till Friday suddenly escalated to a higher level of punishment as the police wielded lathis and seized their vehicles. The people were taken by surprise and entered into arguments with the police at several places resulting in mild tension. The police set up barricades on thoroughfares to stop the traffic and check the permissions and e-passes of each passer by. Their vehicles were immediately seized if they failed to produce any and asked to go home on foot. The government and emergency staff were let off if they produced ID proof. The crowding at check-points and haphazard parking of vehicles led to huge traffic jams. The seized vehicles were shifted to Goshamahal police stadium in the city and owners informed that they will be returned only after the conclusion of lockdown.More Related News