Srinagar, Apr 16: Police on Thursday said that over a thousand cases have been registered and over two thousand were arrested in J&K for defying government orders on lockdown imposed in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

“The J&K Police in its efforts to ensure implementation of government orders across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the safety of its people, lodged 1012 FIRs, 1295 number of shops and vehicles have been seized and 2303 number of persons were arrested for defying the government orders,” a police spokesperson said in a statement.

“Thousands of J&K Police personnel are on the ground ensuring strict restrictions on the unnecessary movement of people and the vehicular traffic across the UT besides helplines in every district have been established 24×7 for help and assistance of general people,” the spokesperson said.