A police team was attacked in Gujarat capital Ahmedabad Friday evening as they guided people on following lockdown rules and social distancing norms strictly. The incident took place in Shahpur area of Ahmedabad. The police team resorted to the use of tear-gas shells to disperse the people.
All shops, except milk and medicine stores, remain shut in Ahmedabad for a period of seven days. Branches of all banks remain closed in Red Zones till further notice. ATMs, however, remain open.
Similar such incidents have been reported in other states as well. Earlier in April, a policeman's hand was chopped off when a group of people attacked them in Punjab's Patiala district. The group of Nihangs was traveling in a vehicle and they were asked to stop at a vegetable market and show curfew passes. But they crashed the vehicle against the gate and barricades and attacked police personnel on duty.
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