57753 PEOPLE FINED FOR NOT WEARING MASKS ACROSS UP IN A SINGLE DAY

LUCKNOW: : In a drive to curb Covid-19 outbreak, the state police imposed fine of ₹ 1.19 core on 57753 people for not wearing masks at public places across the state in last 24 hours, said ADG of Uttar Pradesh police, Prashant Kumar here on Wednesday.

The state government has announced a fine of ₹1000 for people found without wearing a mask and ₹ 10,000 for repeated offenders.

The ADG said a total of 77989 containment zones have been formed across the state in areas where the number of Covid-19 positive patients were higher that comes under the jurisdiction areas of 1218 police stations.

He said the state police have deployed 25,776 police personnel at these containment zones to ensure law and order and restrict movement of those tested Covid-19 positive.

The ADG said the state police were keeping a tab on black marketing of oxygen and lifesaving drugs and the UP police special task force (STF) was working in tandem with officials of the drugs department in the state to curb this practice completely. He said some people were arrested in Kanpur and Gautam Buddh Nagar in this connection in past one week.

He added that meanwhile 1276 police personnel were currently Covid-19 positive and undergoing treatment at different levels.