Calcutta police on Tuesday prosecuted 602 people, most of who had stepped out of their homes to celebrate Poila Baisakh, for violating of the lockdown, police sources said.

Tuesday’s prosecution count was almost four times that of Monday’s, police said.

“Many people stepped out on Tuesday to meet relatives or to buy non-essential goods. Many of those caught could not even explain why they were out,” an officer at Lalbazar said.

Calcutta police have been prosecuting violators and seizing vehicles over the past three weeks.

Police arrested 181 people and seized 33 vehicles on Monday. Ninety-eight vehicles were seized from across the city on Tuesday.

“Most of the violations on Tuesday were reported from the southern fringes of the city. Fewer violations were reported in central Calcutta,” an officer said.

Unlike other years, there were no community celebrations for Poila Baisakh this year but several people stepped to go to the market, the police staid.

Calcutta police have prosecuted more than 10,000 people till now for violating the lockdown.