₹23.23 cr. collected as penalty from lockdown violators
The Hindu
33,567 cases were booked in Kurnool and Anantapur
The police have so far collected ₹23.23 core as penalty from lockdown violators in the last 15 months in Anantapur and Kurnool districts. While over ₹20.05 crore was collected in Kurnool, Anantapur accounted for over ₹3.18 crore. While the police department in Kurnool district has been ensuring strict compliance to the lockdown norms, its proximity to Telangana and Karnataka made their job difficult. Superintendent of Police K. Fakeerappa said 10,879 cases were booked against 21,975 persons for various violations under the Disaster Management Act in 2020 and 2021, and ₹13,76,65,752 was collected a penalty from violators. In Kurnool district, 2,29,436 people were fined for not wearing mask in public places, 1,52,883 of them were during the second wave in 2021.
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