Haryana releases 3,385 prisoners

Chandigarh

Haryana released as many as 3,385 prisoners in view of the Covid outbreak till April 6. With this, the total number of prisoners in jails has come down to 17,161 against the authorised capacity of 19,306. The total number of prisoners in the jails of Haryana as on March 24 was 20,546. In an attempt to decongest jails, the state under the guidance of the Haryana State Legal Services Authority had on March 30 taken a slew of resolutions, including the release of certain category of prisoners on parole and undertrials on bail. tns

AMBALA 35 held for lockdown violation

Continuing its drive against lockdown violators, the district police have arrested 35 persons in 19 fresh cases of flouting the District Magistrate's prohibitory order to contain the further spread of Covid, officials said on Wednesday. According to the police, the accused were arrested from different parts of Ambala district for moving out, opening shops (other than that of essential commodities) and doing other things without any valid permission or authority. TNS

SONEPAT 25,000 sanitisers for villages

As many as 5,000 sanitisers were handed over to the district administration by Padam Singh Dahiya, former MLA and JJP district president here on Wednesday. Talking to mediapersons, Dahiya said Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala had sent 25,000 sanitisers for distribution in six Assembly constituencies of the district. Dahiya said party workers were actively engaged in sanitising exercise being conducted in the villages and these bottles would be used for this purpose. TNS

Jhajjar 11 Jamaatis test negative

Samples of 15 persons, including 11 Jamaatis and 4 others who attended cremation of Covid-positive Delhi Police SI in Sonepat, tested negative. Their samples were sent to the PGIMS, Rohtak, on Tuesday. Civil Surgeon Dr RS Punia said the jamaties resided in Bahadurgarh town and were isolated at the Civil Hospital, Bahadurgarh, on Monday night, while four others belonging to a village had been kept under isolation at the Civil Hospital in Jhajjar. “No case of Covid positive has been reported in Jhajjar district so far,” he said. TNS

Panipat 113 flout orders, arrested

In all, 113 persons were arrested in the district for violating lockdown orders. Besides, the police have also challaned around 3,600 vehicles till April 7. They have identified 98 persons of Tablighi Jamaat, including two Sri Lanka residents. SP Manisha Chaudhary appealed to the residents to follow lockdown guidelines. She said stringent action would be initiated against violators. Three inter-district borders have been sealed, while 31 nakas have been laid down to control the situation during lockdown, the SP added. TNS

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