Tribune News Service

Nawanshahr, May 20

A tuition teacher was booked under Sections 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 269 (however unlawfully or negligently does any act that is likely to spread the infection of any disease dangerous to life) 270 of the IPC, Section 51 of the Disaster Management Act-2005, and Section 3 of the Epidemic Act for violating the Covid norms. The police had got intimation that a private school teacher was not following the Covid rules.

The police official said the teacher was teaching 10-12 small students at her home without wearing any mask. The police said, “The case has been registered against the teacher so that others also get a lesson. It is strange that people are still not following any norms.”

Accompanied by various medical teams, the district police conducted Covid-19 tests on 1,108 persons, while challans on 47 persons without masks were also imposed.

The SSP Nawanshahr said apart from making announcements in the villages by the police, the media van of Saanjh Kendra was continuously educating people to take precautionary measures against Covid. The SSP said wearing masks at all times, maintaining mutual distance and following the guidelines and instructions issued for Covid should be ensured so that the district could be made Covid-free.