AURANGABAD: Besides the squads formed the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to keep a check on people not following Covid-related safety guidelines, the city police have also joined forces to take action against errant citizens.
As part of this exercise, a total of 312 people were caught by police in the past two days for not wearing face masks and over Rs 1.5 lakh was collected from them as fine. Stating that such crackdown would continue in the future as well assistant police commissioner (crime), Ravindra Salokhe said citizens should always wear a mask while venturing out of their homes.
Earlier, Jinsi Police on Monday registered an offence against the owner of a video-parlour in Karim Nagar for violating the prohibitory orders issued by the district administration to contain the spread of Covid-19.
The suspect, identified as Faij Mohammed Khan (43), has been booked under section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), an official release said.
Among other related offences, Mukundwadi police booked 48-year-ol Dnyaneshwar Udavant, a resident of Ambika Nagar, for selling country-made liquor in violation of rules. The police have also seized liquor bottles worth Rs 1,248 from his possession.