Kolkata: Stern cop warning for curb violators – Times of India

KOLKATA: The Kolkata traffic police will take stern actions against those violating the night restrictions after 11pm, said cops on Monday. Stating that the new timing gives enough time to those, who are out for work, to return home, cops reiterated that those on emergency duty will be allowed post 11pm.
Cops have so far prosecuted nearly two lakh people for violating the night restrictions. Outlining their plan for the next three days, they said that they will be patrolling on the roads from 11pm till early morning. “Though the maximum violations were reported between 9pm and 11pm in the past three months, there is going to be no change in the way the night checks are carried out. We will put maximum cops on the road between 11pm and midnight. We will work with a reduced staff strength post midnight,” said a senior officer at Lalbazar.
Cops said that in the past three days, especially on August 14 and Independence Day, over 3,400 people were prosecuted. Cops are concerned about the daily violations in some pockets of the city, especially markets, though the prosecution continued to be six times more than that during the day.
Cops prosecuted 1,178 motorists in the city for violating the night curfew on August 14 and 15. On Independence Day, when checking began post 9pm, the number of prosecutions had touched 1027 by midnight. On Monday morning, (post midnight till noon), another 826 people were prosecuted. Most of these violators were also found to be flouting the Covid protocols like wearing masks or spitting on the road. The rest were out on the road without any valid reason.