Jamshedpur police on Friday started a crackdown on those violating lockdown orders at Sakchi and Bistupur, the two major commercial centres.

The cops caught those without helmets, driving licence and other valid documents inside the market and asked them to pay fines between Rs 500 and Rs 1000 as per the Motor Vehicles Act.

Police sealed shops operating in a clandestine manner selling garments and stationery items at Sakchi.

"We had information that some of the shopkeepers were violating the lockdown by clandestinely selling their products to customers inside the market. We therefore started the drive on Friday morning at 10 am which continued for two hours, "said Kunal Singh, officer-in-charge of Sakchi police station.

He said that a similar drive was undertaken at Bistupur market.

Fines were imposed on as many as 30 people at Sakchi while another 20 were caught in Bistupur market.

Later, in the day after 3 pm the cops also carried out a drive on the Station- Bistupur Road and Kalimati Road in Sakchi stopping people and asking them reasons for being outdoors.

According to the police, the drive will continue for a few days during the lockdown.