Police seal 5 grocery shops for flouting lockdown norms

Angul: Five grocery shops were sealed at Kumurisingh and Kurudul localities in Angul district Tuesday for flouting COVID-19 lockdown norms.

Based on a tip-off, police along with magistrate sealed off three shops in Kumurisingh and two shops in Kurudul locality, Angul IIC Ramesh Chandra Bisoi said.

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Sources said, after several warning, the shopkeepers were selling non-essential items despite the nationwide lockdown imposed by the government to contain the ÇOVID-19 pandemic. The officials also seized their weighing machine.

SI Biplob Sahu, Satya Ranjan Lenka, Jamuna Marandi, ASI Buddhiman Sethi, Jayachandra Sahu were also present during the raid.

PNN