Delhi Police to seal all border pickets, issue curfew passes for essential service providers

This was done after police observed that execution of prohibitory orders in the capital was “not up to the mark”. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also said that several people had not followed the lockdown guidelines and called the behaviour “unacceptable”. He said the lockdown conditions would be enforced more stringently if people did not stay indoors.

Even though the lockdown came into effect 6 am Monday and will last until March 31, police said many people had violated it by claiming they were part of “essential services”.

As a result, a message was sent by DelhiDelhiDelhi Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava to all police personnel in the afternoon, stating that only those employed with providing essential services should be allowed to ply on the roads. This includes police and paramilitary forces, a section of government officials, healthcare providers, fire services, prison staff, print and electronic media, banks staff, e-commerce of essential goods, takeaway or home delivery staff of restaurants, and chemists, among others.