70 booked for not wearing face masks

Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, July 27: Enforcing relaxation conditions in the district where people are asked to mandatorily wear the face mask at public places without any exemption as per order issued by DM Samba, 70 persons were booked today by Samba Police and imposed fine of Rs 500 each.
In today’s drive, Samba police while on patrolling in the area, booked a total of 70 violators from different areas of the district for not wearing face mask and charged Rs 500 from each violator.
The wearing of face masks has been made mandatory for the general public. In view of rising positive cases, Samba Police appeals to its citizens to wear mask and follow the directions issued by Government /district administration to curb the spread of COVID-19. People are further advised to maintain social distancing & personal hygiene. Together we beat COVID-19 and break the chain.