Private transport owners have been caught trying to ferry 12 passengers from Andhra to Telangana in the guise of ambulance patients, amid India's coronavirus lockdown.

Footage from Monday (March 23) shows police seize the "ambulance" in which passengers were being ferried across the state's borders.

According to local reports, the transporters are charging between Rs 1,000 and 2,000 per passenger from Hyderabad to Vijayawada, and a standard trip usually costs Rs 250.

Due to Covid -19 most of the Indian states are under lockdown and curfew ,due to this borders of states are also closed and public transport buses cant move from one state to anotger leaving essential services .
But on 23rd March police caught an ambulance in which passengers were being ferried under the guise of patients, as emergency vehicles are exempt from the lockdown and can cross the state's borders.
People were traveling from Andhra to Telangana in an ambulance . Ambulance owners are charging Rupees 1000 to 2000 rupees per passenger from Hyderabad to Vijayawada, standard times it was 250 rupees . Ambulance was caught carrying 12 people . Police caught ambulances at Kodada - Andhra and Telangana border .criminal cases on such people by police