Noida: Over 600 people and more than 1200 vehicle owners challaned for not wearing a face mask

Over 600 people and more than 1200 vehicle owners challaned for not wearing a face mask

Over 600 people and more than 1200 vehicle owners were challaned for not wearing face masks in Noida. This checking suddenly took place after a bus was looted by robbers at the gunpoint on the Yamuna Expressway in Mathura District.

According to the police, it said that "The challans were issued to owners of over 1200 vehicles for flouting Covid-19 protocols and traffic rules and around Rs 1.63 lakh collected from them in fines while 27 vehicles impounded.

According to an official statement, it said that " Action was taken under section 188 (disobeying Government order) against 77 people and First information report(FIR) was lodged in 30 such cases".

Amid the Surge in cases of Covid-19, the district police are announcing in public places and patrolling crowded places to raise awareness about the situation and Corona Curfew.