Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 23 : Seventy FIRs were registered against 200 people for violating the lockdown imposed in the backdrop of coronavirus pandemic, said Kaldhi Naith, Senior Superintendent of Police, Ghaziabad on Monday.
"70 FIRs have been registered against 200 people for violating lockdown and violating Section 144," said Naith.
He also said that about 1,440 challans were issued by the Ghaziabad traffic police on the first day of the lockdown.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, a total of 467 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India.
( With inputs from ANI )