12 picnickers held in J&K's Ganderbal

Srinagar: As many as 12 persons were arrested for having a picnic in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district in violation of lockdown restrictions due to coronavirus scare, police said on Tuesday. Police said the 12 persons had assembled in Tragbal area on Monday for the picnic.

"A police party reached the spot after getting information and arrested them for having a picnic in utter disregard to their own safety and that of others," a senior police officer told IANS. The FIR was lodged at Lar police station under the relevant provisions of law, the officer said.