Kumar Rajiv Nayan

Ara : Police arrested three youth on Ara-Buxar main road under Gajrajganj Police Outpost in Bhojpur District on April 15, 2020, for violating lockdown. The arrested youth were identified as Mohit and Santosh of Asani village under Udwantnagar police station and Shubhm Kumar of Ara under Ara Town police station.

SHO, Gajrajgan Police Outpost, Manish Kumar said that Mohit, Santosh, and Shubham were taking selfie in front of Mount Litera Public School on Ara-Buxar main road after parking their Scorpio when police arrested them. The SHO said that the lockdown has been extended till May 3, 2020, in view of COVID-19 pandemic but these youth still came on road on Scorpio and were taking selfie in the open and were also not following social distancing. Police also seized the Scorpio.