Lockdown violation 
Tamil Nadu

3,168 cases of lockdown violation recorded in TN

Villupuram district topped the list in both cases booked and number of vehicles seized for violation of lockdown orders, while Chennai recorded among the lowest number of cases.

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In all, the police registered 3,168 cases till Thursday evening, of which 289 cases were in Villupuram. The police detained 3,779 persons in connection with these cases, including 406 in Salem which is the highest.

Also, the police seized as many as 1,924 vehicles for violation of the curfew, with Villupuram topping the list with 269 seizures

The statistics showed that the police were more forgiving in Chennai, having booked only 103 cases of violations since the shutdown came into force at midnight on Tuesday. Madurai, too, recorded a relatively low 141 cases.

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