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Three people punished for lockdown violation in Pune
April 02, 2020
Three people who had been arrested by the Pune (Rural) Police for violating the countrywide lockdown were produced before a local court on Thursday. The three have been identified as Afzal Attar, ChandraKumar Shah and Chandrakant Shah from Pune's Baramati. They have been punished with a fine of Rs 500 each or imprisonment for three days.
The country is under a 21-day lockdown which has been imposed to contain the spread of highly contagious coronavirus.All three were booked under section -188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) pertains to disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant. -- ANI
Image: People stand in a queue to buy LPG cylinders in Pune on Saturday. Pic: ANI