Police to step up enforcement to contain Covid-19 spread in Uttarakhand during festive season

Dehradun

: Director General of

Police

(DGP) Anil Raturi on Tuesday held a meeting with district police heads through video conferencing and gave necessary directions to district police heads regarding Covid-19 guidelines in the wake of upcoming festive season.

DGP Raturi told all police officers, especially the Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs), to step up enforcement of mandatory government guidelines to stop the spread of coronavirus in the Himalayan state.

All the SSPs and SPs have been told to ensure that social distancing norms are maintained in all public places and everyone wears a mask and anyone flouting mandatory norms is penalized.

Besides, police are also running a number of programs to create awareness about Covid-19 as urged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In the same meeting, Director General (DG) law and order Ashok Kumar told district police chiefs to ensure that incidents of crime committed against women are registered without any delay.