572 face action in Mulshi taluka for flouting norms

Pune: The Paud police on Saturday took action against 572 people from different areas across Mulshi taluka for violating social distancing norms, not wearing masks and other offences.
Of these, 427 have been booked under Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code and another 145 were fined Rs500 each, collectively mounting to Rs72,500, for not wearing masks.
Senior inspector Ashok Dhumal of the Paud police said wearing masks has been made compulsory to stop the spread of Covid-19. The district administration too has prescribed Rs500 as fine for not wearing masks and Rs1,000 for spitting in public, Dhumal said.
He said there has been a substantial rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in Mulshi taluka. “We have also observed that despite the rise, people are not following social distancing norms. So, on Saturday, we put up check points at different spots and took action against those flouting norms,” Dhumal said.
The check points had been put up at Bhugaon, Pirangut, Ghorawade, Paud, Lavasa, Mulshi, Ambavane, Male and Urawade.
Meanwhile, the Yavat police too have taken action against 600 people from different parts of Daund taluka for not wearing the masks in the last two days and have collected fine of Rs1.3 lakh, police said. The Shirur police on Saturday took action against 349 people and collected Rs1.4 lakh in fines.