Stop or will issue shoot-at-sight orders, Telangana CM tells lockdown violators

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has warned of stern action by the administration against people violating lockdown rules in the state. According to news agency ANI, Rao said the curfew will remain clamped 24 hours and no relaxation will be given.

In Telangana, according to the government data, there are 39 positive cases of coronavirus. In the entire country, there are over 500 positive cases of COVID-19.

Rao said that the lockdown was very necessary to break the chain of coronavirus and went on to cite an example of the United States wherein the government had to call the army to enforce the lockdown. The Chief Minister also said shoot at sight orders may be issued if people don’t take the lockdown seriously.