Kolkata: Police have charged more than 25,000 people in the last two weeks since the new phase of the night limitation was reintroduced on January 2 and special drives launched by administration to ensure that their citizens wore their masks.
When it came to compliance with the limitation of the night, the police said they had observed several changes in the last 15 days.
With the police cracked down on the driver’s post 10 in the morning, the number of people who obeyed the limitation increased.
“When we continued the limitation of the night this month, we arrested more than 850 offenders every night.
At present, this number has dropped to 700,” said a senior officer in Lalbazar.
However, the police said violations increased 25% -30% on weekends, especially Friday and Saturday.
In some city bags, there are repetitive offenders who violate the norm several times.
The East Traffic Guard consisting of parts of Park Street and Park Circus have recorded the highest prosecution, sometimes more than 200 a day.
East traffic guards and Ultakanga report maximum violations, accounting is more than half a case.
South guard and head office guards also report a good number of violations.
Police face problems to enforce mask rules.
The number of prosecutions and arrests in this segment increased firmly.
The last three days, saw the prosecution fall.
On January 5, 543 people were arrested for violating the Covid norms and 389 others were ordered because they did not wear a mask.
In the next three days, this prosecution rate rises multifold.
There were 844 arrests for violations of Covid norms and 396 prosecutions because they did not wear a mask.
On Friday, the number has dipped – there are 522 arrests for non-compliance with Covid norms and 242 prosecution because they don’t wear a mask.
While the average night violation remains between 700 and 750 on weekdays and 750 and 800 on weekends, the daily mask violation number is around 500-550.
About 140 people are drawn to spit on the road every day.