30,000 booked for not wearing masks
The Hindu
Cases against 1,500 for not maintaining physical distancing
Tiruchi City Police have booked cases against 30,000 violators in the past one month for failing to wear masks in public places. Fine amount was slapped on each of the violators. The law enforcers had also separately booked cases against 1,500 people and imposed fines on them for not maintaining personal distancing in public places besides registering cases and slapped fines on 50 business establishments in the city for not adhering to guidelines.
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