Police arrest 621 in Dhaka on third day of lockdown

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A total of 621 people were arrested for being on the streets in the capital in violation of a strictly-enforced lockdown on its third day on Saturday, reports UNB

They were picked up while roaming in different parts of the city, said Additional Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Iftekharul Islam.

He also said Tk 19,22,350 was collected in penalties from vehicles across the capital under the Road Transport Act.

However, the official did not provide any information on the total number of vehicles sued.

Besides, mobile courts slapped fines on 346 people collecting an amount of Tk 1,06,450.

Despite a vigilant position by the law enforcers, the number of both people and vehicles taking to the streets increased a bit on the third day of lockdown.

Traffic Inspector Akhter Hossain (Rajlaxmi Uttara), said, “The number of vehicles is higher than the last two days but we are also active and allowing only those who have valid reasons to come out.”

The government imposed a seven-day lockdown from July 1 to contain a surge of Covid-19 infections across the country. It will continue until July 7 midnight.