Hadapsar: Police Collect About Rs 4 Lakh Fine From People Found Without Masks
Hadapsar, September 10, 2020: In the last seven days, the officials from Hadapsar police station, Pune City Police, have imposed the penalty on about 800 people for not wearing the mask in public places. Due to Coronavirus pandemic, the government has made it mandatory for people to wear a mask whenever they are going out of the home.
Senior Police Inspector Ramesh Sathe, in-charge of Hadapsar police station, said, “We have formed a team and given them receipt books provided by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). Anybody who is being found without a mask is made to pay Rs 500 fine and a receipt is being issued. Between September 2 and 8, we have penalised 743 persons and collected Rs 3.73 lakh fine.”
Police and PMC have appealed people to wear a mask whenever they are going out of the home. This decision has been taken keeping in mind the rising number of Coronavirus disease (COVID19) cases in Pune.
