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Residents from Keri-Sattari have raised concerns over the entry of people from other states via internal routes during the lockdown, after two persons were found having arrived from Karnataka.
According to locals, two persons were found in Keri village and they had reportedly arrived from Piranwadi area of Karnataka on Monday evening. Locals then handed them over to the police station here.
While security checks have been intensified along the main Goa-Belagavi route via Chorla, locals are worried that people eager to enter Goa have been arriving through interior and lesser-known routes.
Locals claimed to have reported the matter to the police, but said not much was done to monitor these internal routes in Sattari.
“The illegal entry of such persons from other states via internal routes could pose a serious threat to residents in Keri as they are not subjected to any health checks or quarantine,” said local Keri Panch Laxman Gawas.
“The police must step up check along these internal routes, to stop people from entering Goa,” said Gawas.
