Police tightens curfew laws in Aurangabad

In the wake of the spike in coronavirus cases, the police in Aurangabad on Wednesday evening passed an order stating that a stern action will be taken against those who will step out between 7 pm to 11 pm.

"The administration has taken this measure after seeing the rise in the cases of coronavirus. The order has been implemented from 7 pm on Wednesday. An investigation would be carried out against those flouting the curfew," said Police Commissioner Chiranjeev Prasad while speaking to .

Notably, in the last four days, 17 people have been tested positive for coronavirus in the region.

With an increase of 540 positive COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's tally of coronavirus cases has risen to 5,734, said Ministry of Health on Thursday.

( With inputs from ANI )