Police in Meerut collect Rs 5 lakh fine from those not wearing masks

MEERUT: Police in Meerut zone have recovered Rs 5lakh as fine from those not wearing masks. Meerut IG Praveen Kumar had issued a directive to conduct drives against those who do not wear masks.
“A drive is being conducted against those who do not wear masks. This is being done to ensure that Covid-19 spread can be stopped and the cases come under control,” IG Kumar said.
Kumar further said that Rs 5lakh has been collected from the districts in Meerut zone.
Covid-19 cases are seeing a rise. As many as 119 Covid-19 cases were reported in Meerut on Wednesday taking the tally to 22408. Two fresh deaths took the toll to 412.