Shaurya Sharma
Fatehgarh Sahib, July.26, 2020: Fatehgarh Sahib Police have recovered 3437 liter illicit liquor, 1275 Kg Lahan and registered 92 FIRs under Excise Act and arrested 98 allegedly for bootlegging & illegal sale of liquor especially during lock down period. Besides this police also booked 23 persons under Goonda Act and collected approximately Rs.59 Lakh as fine for COVID violations, said Amneet Kondal SSP, while interacting with media persons here today.
SSP said that the District Police have collected Rs.59 Lakh approximately as fine from the people for violating various COVID related directions like. She said that till now 458 cases have been registered and 703 persons arrested and 171 vehicles have been impounded for violating the directions of the government. She said that three cases have been registered regarding the quarantine violations.
She said that police are keeping close watch and nabbing the anti social elements along with enforcing the curfew at night and weekends. She said that under Mission Fateh police is working round the clock to save the people from covid-19 by risking their own lives and many police personnel officials have been tested positive, while performing their duties, but the people continue to violate the instructions issued by the state government to control the spread of covid-19 and the police had to penalize them.