By SK.Vyas
Jalandhar, June 23,2020: - In its drive against the people who were violating the directives of Punjab Government by not wearing the masks, the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police have so far issued 9702 challans to them, under the 'Mission Fateh' initiated by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and imposed a fine of Rs 41.96 lakh on wilful defaulters.
Divulging the details, the Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that the Police have so far issued 9702 without mask challans and collected a fine worth Rs 41.96 lakh from the violators.
He said that a fine worth Rs 69000 has been imposed so far for 39 violations of home quarantine instructions adding that 284 persons have been fined Rs 31,600 for spitting in public places.
The Commissioner of Police said that a total of 36547 challans have been issued so far to the traffic violators and 2014 vehicles have been impounded.
Bhullar further said that fine worth Rs 83000 has been imposed on overloaded 46 four wheelers, Rs 11500 on overloaded 23 Autos and fine worth Rs 1,90,000 has been imposed on 95 for violating social distancing norms. Mr. Bhullar said that today, 225 traffic challans were issued by commissioner police.
He said that today 183 persons without mask were challaned and a fine worth Rs 91500 was imposed on them.
Bhullar said that this drive would continue in the coming days and action would be taken against the violators adding that the people have to play a vanguard role for further checking the spread of COVID 19.
He said that it was the social responsibility of the residents to ensure the following the directives of the government to combat the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.