Nepal, April 30 -- After the government on Sunday extended the nationwide lockdown for the third time till May 7, Kathmandu Valley has witnessed a rise in the number of people flouting the lockdown orders.

In the past three days, police have taken action against 4,240 individuals including 1,117 females, for violating stay-at-home rule.

On Sunday, police took action against 1,315 individuals for being outside without any valid reason. The number rose slightly to 1,327 on the following day and jumped to 1,518 on Tuesday.

Similarly, police impounded 1,986 vehicles for breaching the lockdown orders in the past three days.

According to Senior Superintendent of Police Kiran Bajracharya, spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Office, Rani...