Police use innovative methods to punish curfew violators

Our Correspondent

Mandi Ahmedgarh/Raikot/ Payal, March 24

Uploading pictures of curfew violators with placards displaying confession statements such as “I am an enemy of the mankind”, the police carried the same drive today in some areas of Malwa to keep in check the violators of the curfew imposed in wake of Covid-19 threat.

Milder punishments such as kneeling and sit-ups while holding ears were among other methods adopted to teach the violators a lesson. Videos of various treatments meted to violators by cops to check unauthorised movement of vehicles on highways and roads were circulated on various social media platforms. Owing to the fear of being met with the same treatment, not many residents were seen on the streets and eased problems for the police in supervising implementation of the curfew in residential areas as well.

The police were deployed at various points on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla, Ahmedgarh-Payal, Ludhiana-Bija and Ahmedgarh-Raikot roads to maintain law and order. Teams of cops issued challans to the violators while some, to ensure that pleaders do not repeat the mistake, made the violators confess by holding placards with statements “I am an enemy of society and will not stay at home” , “I don’t want to live”, “I don’t love my family and friends” and “Business is more important than my life for me”.

Police hold flag marches

The police continued intensive patrolling and organised flag marches to highlight the gravity of the situation.

Police personnel led by Ahmedgarh SHO Amandeep Kaur, Sadar SHO Sanjiv Kapoor and Amargarh SHO Rajesh Malhotra conducted extensive flag marches with the intent to boost the morale of patrolling parties to check unauthorised movement of vehicles and individuals on the streets.

DSPs Karanveer Singh (Ahmedgarh), Sukhnaj Singh (Raikot) and Hardeep Singh (Payal) supervised law and orders situation and implementation of curfew orders at localities falling under their respective jurisdiction.