Angul: Three persons have been detained in Odisha’s Angul district for allegedly defying the advisory on coronavirus disease.
While two among them had kept open a mall and a jewellery store respectively, another was found serving ‘prasad’ at the Akhandalamani temple in the town, SDPO Aswini Kumar Sahu said, adding that the three persons are being questioned in this connection.
They were apprehended by a team of police led by sub-collector Basudev Satapathy, the SDPO added.
To contain the spread of the deadly virus, the district administration had earlier ordered for closure of educational institutions, malls, cinema halls, hotels, restaurants and temples in the town.
