JAMMU: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Friday asked people to report overcharging of essential commodities by the shopkeepers and vendors to the concerned police stations so that legal action is initiated against them.
He said that the essential needs of the people are being taken care of by police and civil administration.
He stated this on his tour to Jammy city where he took stock of the preventive measures being taken for the police personnel deployed at sensitive places.
“He also visited areas declared as red zones due to positive Covid-19 tests from there which included Bhawani Nagar in Janipora, Gorkhanagar, Bathindi and Sunjwan,” the statement said.
He said that sanitizing tunnels have been installed for the health and safety of the police personnel deployed at various sensitive places like quarantine centres, hospitals, isolation centres, areas declared as red zones.
DGP said that protective gears are not available in the market and this time around we cannot afford to wait. He said that JK police are making protective gears for its personnel and added that a number of quality masks and body gears have already been made by Police Welfare Centres and the making of more masks and body gears is in progress.
He said that police personnel and the CAPF deployed are restricting the unnecessary movement of people. He said that all the sensitive areas are thoroughly under restrictions and added that it is being ensured that essentials are provided to the people. He said that situation is being monitored on a daily basis and added that necessary action will be taken to contain the spread of Covid-19.
He said that the maximum number of persons who had attended the Tablighi Jamat at Delhi Markaz last and other persons with travel history has been traced and subsequently quarantined and added that efforts are made to trace people who are yet hiding their travel history.
He said that during the proposed period of lockdown no movement of public and vehicular traffic is allowed unless it is covered under authorised contingency. He said that people have to understand the magnitude of the problem and have to follow the instructions strictly saying that this lockdown is for the safety of the people.

KR Desk