Chandigarh, May 5
In a major crackdown, the Punjab Police issued 6,531 challans to face mask violators and arrested 629 persons for violating other guidelines across the state in the past three days.
A police spokesperson said from May 2 to May 4, the Punjab Police registered around 560 FIRs against those found flouting the guidelines, including owners of prominent hotels, marriage palaces, restaurants, shops, etc.
The police have made 66,000 mask violators to undergo RT-PCR testing to enforce Covid-appropriate behaviour during the same period. A spokesperson for the police department said the Tarn Taran police booked owners of restaurants Arabian Kebab and Master Burger for defying night curfew timings besides registering a case against the owner of a petrol pump as most of employees were found without mask and were not adhering to social distancing.
Similarly, the Barnala Police lodged an FIR against the owner of Royal Green Resorts for violating norms, while the Hoshiarpur police booked three persons found drinking at the office of a property dealer during the night curfew hours. — TNS
6,500 challaned, 629 held for violations in Punjab
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