<p>Over 1.6 lakh offences have been registered and more than 29,000 people have been arrested for violating prohibitory orders during the Covid-19 lockdown in Maharashtra, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Friday.</p>.<p>In a series of tweets, Deshmukh also said fines to the tune of over Rs 11 crore were collected from offenders during this period.</p>.<p>As many as 1,61,821 offences have been registered under section 188 (disobeying an order issued by a public servant) of the IPC since the coronavirus-induced lockdown was enforced and 29,990 persons had been arrested in these cases, he said on Twitter.</p>.<p>At least 89,459 vehicles had been seized for lockdown violations and 1,335 offences of illegal transport were registered, he said.</p>.<p>There has been a steady rise in calls about Covid-19 on the police helpline number 100, the minister said, adding that over 1 lakh such calls have been received so far.</p>.<p>A total of 305 attacks on policemen have taken place in the state since the lockdown, while 867 persons have been arrested in connection with them, he said.</p>.<p>Nearly 6,85,834 people have been quarantined in the state and 801 were found violating the quarantine norms, he added.</p>.<p>Moreover, 5,935 police personnel have tested positive for coronavirus in the state, of which 4,715 have recovered from the infection and 74 have succumbed to it, the minister said.</p>
<p>Over 1.6 lakh offences have been registered and more than 29,000 people have been arrested for violating prohibitory orders during the Covid-19 lockdown in Maharashtra, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Friday.</p>.<p>In a series of tweets, Deshmukh also said fines to the tune of over Rs 11 crore were collected from offenders during this period.</p>.<p>As many as 1,61,821 offences have been registered under section 188 (disobeying an order issued by a public servant) of the IPC since the coronavirus-induced lockdown was enforced and 29,990 persons had been arrested in these cases, he said on Twitter.</p>.<p>At least 89,459 vehicles had been seized for lockdown violations and 1,335 offences of illegal transport were registered, he said.</p>.<p>There has been a steady rise in calls about Covid-19 on the police helpline number 100, the minister said, adding that over 1 lakh such calls have been received so far.</p>.<p>A total of 305 attacks on policemen have taken place in the state since the lockdown, while 867 persons have been arrested in connection with them, he said.</p>.<p>Nearly 6,85,834 people have been quarantined in the state and 801 were found violating the quarantine norms, he added.</p>.<p>Moreover, 5,935 police personnel have tested positive for coronavirus in the state, of which 4,715 have recovered from the infection and 74 have succumbed to it, the minister said.</p>