Mumbai: Ahead of night curfew deadline, cops shut eateries at Juhu Beach

Mumbai police patrols Juhu Beach on Sunday. Pic/ Satej Shinde

Mumbai police on Sunday asked people to vacate Juhu beach ahead of the 8pm deadline on the first day of night curfew in Maharashtra.

Officers were also seen shutting eateries on the beach. Mumbai police also tweeted on Sunday about the guidelines related to the curfew.

Cops shutting food stores at Juhu beach. Pic/ Satej Shinde

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday ordered night curfew in entire Maharashtra from March 28 in view of the unabated rise in COVID-19 cases, an official statement said.

He also warned of stricter restrictions if people did not observe COVID-19 safety protocol, an official release said. Maharashtra recorded 36,902 COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest one-day rise since the pandemic began.