Fact Check: Will Mumbai go under Military lockdown for 10 days?

Team Udayavani, May 9, 2020, 10:23 AM IST

A message has been circulating around on whatsapp that claims that Mumbai might go under the state of military-enforced lockdown on Saturday, May 9

The message also insists that people must buy groceries as soon as possible as the shops will not be opened for the next 10 days. Some messages claim that only Mumbai will be under military lockdown, and some say Pune will also be under lockdown. It also mentions how the CM of Maharashtra will give away his control to the army.

However, PIB fact check in a tweet said that the   claim is false. PIB said, “A #WhatsApp forward says there’ll be a military lockdown in Mumbai for 10 days, starting from Saturday

#PIBFactCheck: Message is #Fake. No Army/Navy personnel are being deployed for maintaining law and order in the city”

Claim: A #WhatsApp forward says there’ll be a military lockdown in Mumbai for 10 days, starting from Saturday#PIBFactCheck: Message is #Fake. No Army/Navy personnel are being deployed for maintaining law and order in the city @adgpi @indiannavy pic.twitter.com/mwcetEsas1

— PIB in Maharashtra ?? #MaskYourself ? (@PIBMumbai) May 8, 2020

Also, the official Twitter account of Mumbai Police shared a tweet and said the messages about the lockdown as fake and misleading. Mumbai Police said, “We know there is a lot of free time. But it can definitely be utilised to do things better than spreading #rumours ! Neither do you need to hoard essentials nor is the army or paramilitary being called out. Just stay calm & stay home. That’s all we need to do to combat #corona”

We know there is a lot of free time. But it can definitely be utilised to do things better than spreading #rumours ! Neither do you need to hoard essentials nor is the army or paramilitary being called out. Just stay calm & stay home. That’s all we need to do to combat #corona .

— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) May 7, 2020