– May 11, 2020Vehicles seized for violations during the lockdown will be released, announced the Hyderabad police. The police said that owners need to pay a fine of Rs.500 before taking their vehicles back. The fine can be paid through several modes such as PayTM, Mee Seva or Phone Pe UPI services. They added that vehicles seized under the Epidemic Disease Act will be released only after a court order. Hyderabad cops seized more than 1.60 lakh vehicles during the lockdown which was announced to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country. While the traffic police seized more than 50,000 vehicles, the civil police seized more than 1 lakh vehicles for violation of the lockdown rules. The police cautioned vehicles owners to continue to follow the strict lockdown rules to avoid vehicles being seized.