Chennai: More than three months into lockdown, it seems that the police still have to take stern action to keep people inside their houses.
The Tamilnadu police have arrested 7,90,640 persons for violating norms of social distancing and venturing out during curfew.
A press release from the DGP’s office said that 7,22,365 violations have been recorded by the police in various districts.
The restrictions have been imposed across the State to curb the spread of Coronavirus since 24 March. Tamilnadu will be under lockdown until 31 July.
As many as 6,03,219 vehicles were seized from these persons. However, the vehicles are being returned to their owners in a phased manner. A total amount of Rs 16,79,12,905 has been collected from violators as fines since March.