NPR Coronavirus Updates

How To Nab Suspects While Social Distancing? Indian Police Try Giant Tongs

By Lauren Frayer,
Sushmita Pathak
Published April 30, 2020 at 1:19 PM MDT
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"We call it a 'social distancing clamp' or a 'lockdown-breaker catcher,' " a policeman in Chandigarh, India, tells NPR.

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Lauren Frayer
Lauren Frayer covers India for NPR News. In June 2018, she opened a new NPR bureau in India's biggest city, its financial center, and the heart of Bollywood—Mumbai.
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