Punjab Bride Refused To Wear A Mask Saying It Would Have Ruined Her 'Expensive Make Up', Fined

A bride was fined Rs 1,000 for not wearing a mask on her wedding day in Punjab's Chandigarh. When police questioned her, she cited 'expensive makeup' behind the reason for not wearing the mask.

The bride from the city of Khanna was headed to Chandigarh's Sector-8 gurdwara for her wedding with her family members. Given that the UT administration had announced a lockdown in the city, various police nakkas had been put up in the city.

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Bride seated at front sans mask

Barely a kilometer from the Gurudwara, a police team stopped the car after spotting the bride sitting in the front without wearing a mask.?Police added that everyone sitting in the car from her brother and two children had the masks on- except her.

The police allowed the family to carry on with their journey only after the bride paid Rs 1,000 fine for the violation.?A police personnel said, “The bride came up with a bizarre defense saying that the mask would have ruined her expensive make up. Even the family members supported her.”

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Earlier, the bride's brother tried to convince the police that she did not wear the mask to protect her make-up but to no avail, according to a report in Hindustan Times.

New restrictions announced

Meanwhile, in Punjab, the state government ordered new restrictions in view of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. The police have fanned out across large parts of the state to impose night curfew, and limit public gatherings.

Deserted street after a curfew was imposed in Amritsar | Photo: AFP

Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta said in a written statement that the police have registered at least 130 FIRs against the violators of Covid-19 norms across the state in the last 24 hours.

COVID crisis in Chandigarh

On Tuesday, the city reported 602 cases, taking the infection tally to 35,148 in the UT, which has reported 421 deaths from the disease so far.As per the deputy commissioner's order home delivery of essential commodities such as food, groceries, vegetables and medicines will be allowed.

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Non-essential movement shall be prohibited, it said. There shall be no curb on inter-state movement of essential and non-essential goods, said the order.A weekend lockdown will start from 8 pm on April 23 till 5 am on April 26. The last weekend lockdown on April 16 had started from 10 pm.