Delhi: 1.8 lakh people booked, ₹32.41 cr fine imposed in August for Covid norm violations

Nearly 1.8 lakh people were booked and ₹32.41 crore fine was imposed in August by the revenue department and the Delhi Police for not following Covid-appropriate behaviour and for violating guidelines, officials said on Wednesday. These included 1.50 lakh by the revenue department teams and over 29,000 by the police. 

The revenue department collected ₹26.74 crore in fines and got 4,818 FIRs registered in August for violations like not wearing masks, crowding, spitting in public places and other such offences, official data showed.

The Delhi Police, imposed fines of ₹5.6 crore and arrested 3,838 people for violations of national directives of Covid-19 management.