Man In Uttar Pradesh Becomes First Offender To Be Fined Rs 10,000 For Not Wearing A Mask In Public
A man from Uttar Pradesh's Deoria has become the first offender to be fined Rs 10,000 for not wearing a mask in public.
A man from Uttar Pradesh's Deoria has become the first offender to be fined Rs 10,000 for not wearing a mask in public.
The hefty penalty comes days after the state heightened restrictions to curb the spread of the virus. This was the second time the man was caught without a mask. Earlier, he had been fined Rs 1,000 for violating the COVID-19 precautionary measures, News18 reported.
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※On Monday, Amarjit was spotted at the main crossing in Lar without a mask. Immediately, cops imposed a fine of Rs 10,000. We had already warned him on April 18 and fined him for Rs 1,000. We had also given him a mask," Station House Officer (SHO), Lar, T.J. Singh told IANS.
Superintendent of Police, Deoria, Shripati Mishra said with sudden surge in Covid-19 cases across the state, the police were trying to enforce safety protocols in the district which had 390 active cases on Monday.
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"We have formed teams and divided the district into sectors to enforce Covid-19 safety protocol. People not following protocols are first warned and then slapped with a challan of Rs 1,000. If someone flouts norms even after this, a fine of Rs 10,000 is realized from him," he added.
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh＊s active caseload breached 2 lakh and it has become the second worst-hit state in the country after Maharashtra.
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UP recorded 28,287 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours 〞 the second highest in the country 每 and 167 fatalities 〞 by far the highest in a single day for UP 每 taking the total deaths to close to 10,000.
The active caseload in UP stands at 2,08,523 at the time of writing this.
Notably, the state added the last one lakh active cases in mere five days.
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