Noida (UP), Aug 6 (PTI) Eight people were arrested and 37 vehicles impounded across Noida and Greater Noida on Thursday for alleged violation of curbs imposed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Gautam Buddh Nagar police said.

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Challans were issued to owners of more than 1,400 vehicles for similar violations across the district, which has so far recorded 5,748 COVID-19 cases, including 43 deaths, according to official figures.

Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which bars assembly of more than four persons, is in force in Gautam Buddh Nagar.

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"Four FIRs were registered and eight people arrested for violating the COVID-19 curbs. A total of 4,316 vehicles were checked across 200 barrier points in the district and challans issued to 1,411 of them, while another 37 were impounded," the police said in a statement.

A total of Rs 1,34,100 was collected in fines during the action, they said.

The Noida-Delhi border, which was closed for normal public movement since the outbreak of coronavirus in March, has been reopened since August 1, officials said.

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