Mangaluru : Total 211 private vehicles sized for violating lockdown on Saturday, April 4,  and police have taken possession of 73 vehicles for similar offence.

Private vehicles from plying on the roads for any reason srictly prohibited from April 2. Only doctors, nurses, hospital employees and mediapersons with valid passes are allowed.

Tweeting in this regard, police commissioner Dr P S Harsha said that he was not happy with people violating the lockdown and warned people against playing with the lives of fellow citzens.

“211 vehicles seized for lockdown violations ..I AM NOT HAPPY .. ARE YOU?? Don’t play with lives of fellow countrymen.. comply with instructions.. save yourself and Don’t risk others lives to the CORONA pandemic…We will not hesitate to go all the way to enforce…STAY HOME..(sic),” he tweeted.

The district administration therefore had imposed a complete ban on vehicular movement, except ambulance, emergency service vehicles, hospital employees and the media, from 12.30 pm of April 2 to midnight of April 14.

Strict action on vehicles violating the rules is being carried out under the leadership of DCP Laxmiprasad and ACP Manjunath Shetty under the direction of city police commissioner Dr P S Harsha.

211 vehicles seized for lockdown violations ..
I AM NOT HAPPY .. ARE YOU??
Don’t play with lives of fellow countrymen.. comply with instructions.. save yourself and Don’t risk others lives to the CORONA pandemic…
We will not hesitate to go all the way to enforce…
STAY HOME..

— Harsha IPS CP Mangaluru City (@compolmlr) April 4, 2020