Jharkhand CM to deploy CRPF in Ranchi to Enforce Comlete Lockdown

New Delhi: After the sudden rise in the number of Corona positive cases in Ranchi, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has decided to deploy CRPF in the Hindipidhi area, which is one of the Hotspots in Ranchi.

Out of the 103 positive cases in Jharkhand, Ranchi alone has reported 74 positive cases.

In order to enforce complete Lockdown, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren announced that ” CRPF will be deployed in the hotspot area of Hindupidhi in Ranchi. There has been a sharp spike in the number of positive cases in Ranchi especially in the Hindipdhi area. If the need arises CRPF will be deployed in other areas of Ranchi to enforce lockdown, so that the chain of COVID-19 breaks “.

Sources say that 3 companies of CRPF is being deployed in Ranchi, in order to provide some rest to the Jharkhand police jawans, which has been in the job continuously for the past 45 days.

Jharkhand DGP M V Rao said that ” I want to caution those people who are spreading fake news on tweeter and WhatsApp. The police will take strict against them. People should maintain hygiene and maintain social distance to curb the menace of Coronavirus. “.

In the last week of March, 28 foreign Tabligi Markaz attendees, were detained from a mosque in the Hindipidhi area of Ranchi, which has turned into a hotspot containment zone.
After undergoing quarantine, Later all the foreign nationals responsible for the spread of COVID-19 in the Hindipidhi area were arrested and sent to Jail. All of them were involved in religious preachings despite traveling on Tourist Visa.

Despite a directive from the MHA to open the shops in a residential area, Jharkhand CM, Hemant Soren has decided not to allow to open shops in Ranchi till 3rd May.