Police crack down on inessential travel

The State police actively dissuaded inessential travel on the second day of the COVID-19 lockdown on Sunday.

Officers flagged down automobiles and challenged passengers to state their motive for travel. The clampdown will proceed until May 16. The police allowed individuals with appointments at hospitals and COVID-19 vaccination centres.

Citizens travelling to attend weddings and funerals of shut kin had been additionally permitted. The police fined and turned again individuals they deemed had ventured out for frivolous causes. Many bridled at such restrictions, leading to heated arguments.

The police had ready a template for implementing the lockdown. Officers adopted the format. They had additionally devised a Standard Operating Procedure to impact arrests and searches and questioned suspects in the course of the pandemic.

The authorities has opened unique dormitories to quarantine COVID-19 constructive officers. It had vaccinated your entire drive and deployed over 25,000 officers for lockdown obligation. The police would function in shifts. Members of the neighbourhood watch and civil defence aided the drive.

Officers additionally joined elected native physique office-bearers and well being staff to test on COVID-19 sufferers, patrol markets and guarantee motels and outlets promoting necessities adopted the pandemic protocol.

An official mentioned an estimated 90,000 individuals had utilized on-line for travel passes. Most requested permission for inter-district travel. Some wished to return to their office in cities after the weekend. In distinction, others cited weddings and home warming as causes for the journey.

He mentioned the legislation enforcement granted passes solely to a fraction of the candidates. They allowed home staff and guide labourers to cross unchallenged. Officers arrange checkpoints at inter-district borders.

The police checked the variety of individuals at marriages held in auditoriums, motels and houses. They required hosts to notice down the particulars of attendees, together with their handle and cell phone quantity.

With Karnataka and Tamil Nadu heading to a lockdown, the State police held border enforcement conferences with their counterparts within the neighbouring States. They agreed to hasten the motion of freight, ambulances and automobiles carrying sufferers.

The police insisted that travellers getting into Kerala through street furnish a COVID-19 adverse certificates. Forest, Excise and police stepped up border patrolling and inspections for motion of contraband, mainly alcohol and marijuana.