Patiala, July 29, 2020: Around 40 demonstrators were booked for putting lives of children at risk by involving them in the protest and flouting Covid-19 guidelines.
Giving this information, Patiala SSP Mandeep Singh Sidhu said FIR has been registered against Jagtar Singh @Jaggi, Jaideep Goal, Ishu Gill, Amandeep Singh, Rajinder Singh and 30-35 unknown persons under Sections 188, 269, 270 IPC, 51 Disaster Management Act, 2005 at PS Civil Line, Patiala.
The accused had violated orders and guidelines of District Magistrate Patiala regarding Covid-19 pandemic by holding a demonstration without permission, violated social gathering and distancing norms and some of them were without masks. They didn't even bother about health of the children who were with them in the demonstration.