Jharkhand Police Collects Rs 35 Lakh Fine From Those Not Wearing Masks

Of the total Rs 35.68 lakh fine collected for violating mask norms, a maximum of over Rs 5.92 lakh was collected from offenders in Jamshedpur

Putting a brave face amid the Covid pandemic, the Jharkhand Police is all geared up to enforce stricter lockdown provisions and has collected over Rs 35 lakh as fine from people for not wearing masks in public places. This is when about 12 per cent of the force were afflicted with the virus in line of duty and separate isolation centres have been created in all police lines and other establishments. "Enforcing provisions for the safety of masses during the ongoing restrictions, the state police has collected Rs 35.68 lakh as fine from masses violating norms of wearing masks till May 11," senior police official Neeraj Sinha told PTI. Mr Sinha said action was taken against 42,714 people for not wearing masks during the period and 71 cases of violation were registered against them and the police force is all geared up to enforce stricter provisions under lockdown restrictions till May 27.