MUMBAI: Police raided a club near Mumbai airport in the early hours of Tuesday morning and arrested 34 people for allegedly violating Covid-19 prevention rules, an official said.
The police action came after the Maharashtra government declared a nightly curfew in municipal corporation areas on Monday as a precautionary measure amid mounting concerns about a new variant of the coronavirus spreading in Britain.
Acting on a piece of information, the police raided the club located in the Sahar area near the airport around 2 am
They arrested 27 patrons present at the club and seven staff members, the police officer said.
Those arrested were registered under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 188 (disobedience to an order duly promulgated by the public servant), he added.
Ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations, the state government has declared a nightly curfew in municipal corporation areas from December 22 to January 5 as a precautionary measure amid growing concerns about a new variant of the coronavirus. spreading in Britain.
According to an official statement, it has also been decided to compulsorily put in institutional quarantine for 14 days those arriving at state airports from countries in Europe and Western Asia.
Under the state government directive, a curfew will be enforced between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. in the financial capital until January 5, Commissioner IS Chahal of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said Monday.
Essential services such as the supply of vegetables and milk will not be affected during the night curfew, but more than five people cannot gather in one place during the seven-hour period, he said.
The police action came after the Maharashtra government declared a nightly curfew in municipal corporation areas on Monday as a precautionary measure amid mounting concerns about a new variant of the coronavirus spreading in Britain.
Acting on a piece of information, the police raided the club located in the Sahar area near the airport around 2 am
They arrested 27 patrons present at the club and seven staff members, the police officer said.
Those arrested were registered under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 188 (disobedience to an order duly promulgated by the public servant), he added.
Ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations, the state government has declared a nightly curfew in municipal corporation areas from December 22 to January 5 as a precautionary measure amid growing concerns about a new variant of the coronavirus. spreading in Britain.
According to an official statement, it has also been decided to compulsorily put in institutional quarantine for 14 days those arriving at state airports from countries in Europe and Western Asia.
Under the state government directive, a curfew will be enforced between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. in the financial capital until January 5, Commissioner IS Chahal of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said Monday.
Essential services such as the supply of vegetables and milk will not be affected during the night curfew, but more than five people cannot gather in one place during the seven-hour period, he said.
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