NEW DELHI: High drama ensued in Delhi on Sunday after a couple misbehaved with the
Delhi Police personnel stationed at Darya Ganj when stopped by the cops for not wearing face masks amid the Covid-19 curfew.
The couple - identified as
Pankaj
and Abha, residents of Patel Nagar - was seen shouting and scolding at the police personnel after they were stopped for not wearing face masks inside their car.
The couple soon after they were arrested with their masks on. (Photo: Sakshi Chand) In a video shared by the Delhi Police, the woman can be heard saying,"...I have cleared UPSC..." listening to which one of the cops said since she has cleared UPSC, therefore, she should behave in a more responsible manner.
"Why should I wear a mask in my car? What if I have to kiss my husband," the woman was heard telling the cops.
After a heated argument, both were taken to Darya Ganj Police Station and an
FIR
under various sections of the Indian Penal Code was registered.
The couple has been booked under multiple sections of the Delhi Disaster Management Act.
The husband was arrested on Sunday while the wife was arrested on Monday.
On April 7, the
Delhi high court had said a mask is compulsory even if a person is driving alone in a private vehicle. A car will be taken as a "public place", ruled the high court.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had on Thursday announced a weekend curfew, and closure of malls, gymnasiums, and auditoriums till April 30, as part of restrictions to break the chain of Covid-19 infection in the national capital.
The national capital has been witnessing an unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases and registered its biggest-ever single-day spike of 25,462 coronavirus infections and 161 related deaths in the last 24 hours.
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