Staff Correspondent: Dhaka, July-14,

Police arrested 462 people and collected fines of Tk 15,79,500  from vehicles in the capital city for breaching the Covid lockdown scheduled to end at midnight  Wednesday.

The arrestees were out on the streets violating restrictions, said DMP Additional Deputy Commissioner (media) Iftekharul Islam.

Meanwhile, mobile courts collected Tk 1,32,700 as fines from 105 people.

During this time, the Traffic Division collected Tk 15,79,500 as penalties from 744 vehicles for failing to comply with coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

In the last 13 days of the strict lockdown, 8,540 people were arrested by police, 2,894 people were fined Tk 37,79,630 by the mobile court and 7,395 vehicles were fined Tk 1,67,60,275 for flouting curbs.

The 14-day lockdown imposed to contain an alarming surge in Covid infections across the country will end on Wednesday at midnight.

The lockdown will be relaxed during July 15-22 for the Eid-ul-Azha festival, even though both Covid cases and fatalities continue to hit new records.