Citizens of Hyderabad takes COVID-19 Lockdown rules for granted

According to the lockdown rules in Telangana, only one person from a household is allowed to step out to shop for groceries.

But, over the last few days, people were seen gathering at gaming centres, tiffin centres, tea stalls and smoking zones, which were functioning on the sly, at Tolichowki, Golkonda and parts of old city. 

Hyderabadis seem to have taken social distancing for granted — the homeless and poor were seen crowding the city’s streets to grab free food, while some residents stepped out for a game of cricket. And, the sweltering mercury



was no deterrent.

Meanwhile, the Hyderabad police booked over 786 cases on Sunday of lockdown violations. About 1,000 cases were being booked on weekdays in the city, officials said. “At least 86 cases were booked on commercial establishments that were kept open on Sunday. 

People opening establishments is one of the major problems for the police. It is understood that this type of offence amid the lockdown is the most common, after fake passes, which people are using to roam around the city,” Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar said.