Over 5,000 fined for flouting mask rule in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: In the past one week, Hyderabad police fined the most number of people in the state for mask-related violations. This comes after Telangana health officials made use of masks mandatory in public places in view of the threat from Omicron variant of Coronavirus.
In Greater Hyderabad limits, police recorded 5,116 cases for mask-related violation in the past one week. Between December 1 and 7, Hyderabad police fined 2,778 people who were found not wearing mask in public places. Rachakonda police and Cyberabad police, during the same period, registered 1,568 cases and 770 cases respectively.
Different agencies collected Rs 1,000 from each violator. Across Telangana, 13,570 cases were registered in the past one week by the police. After the complete unlock was announced by the state government few months back, the police had been sporadically conducting drives to fine persons not wearing mask.
However, this changed after the Omicron variant of Coronavirus surfaced in India. On the advice of state health department officials, the police have resumed the enforcement of the mask rule.