MUMBAI: Since March 2020 after the pandemic outbreak and subsequent lockdown, police stations across the state have collected fines amounting to Rs 206.97 crore.
The money was collected as penalty from those who violated lockdown rules, including motorists who disregarded restrictions.
Among those who paid up were people who did not follow Covid-19 rules (like wearing a mask, kept hotels/eateries open beyond stipulated time and unlawful assembly). Also, police across the state have caught 10,056 people in all for violating quarantine measures.
Also, 63,102 people were arrested under bailable sections of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Epidemic Act, Disaster Management Act, and Maharashtra Covid-19 regulation, 2020.
A total of 3.77 lakh cases have been registered in the state while 1.56 lakh vehicles were impounded. Also, 422 policemen were assaulted in the state and 124 personnel injured in this period, police said.
A senior IPS officer said that a major chunk of the fines was collected from people from Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai — the biggest contributors to these statistics since inter-district and regular movement of people in these cities is high.
A lot of people continued violating restrictions and the rules that are regularly updated and re-imposed by the government.
