Kolkata, April 3 -- A total of 980 people have been arrested in the city in a span of 24 hours since Wednesday 5 pm for defying the lockdown order imposed by the government in its attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19, a senior police officer here said.

The arrests were made by the Kolkata Police during naka-checking and patrolling across the metropolis, he said

Of the 980 apprehended, 284 people were from the central division, 166 from the south division and 112 from the eastern suburban division.

Another 111 were nabbed from the south suburban division, 61 from the south east division and 84 held from the north division, the officer said.

In the east division, 20 people were arrested for flouting 'Total Safety Restrictions', whi...