Covid-19: Rs 500 penalty for mask violators not implemented yet in Chennai

CHENNAI: The city police are yet to increase the fine amount from 200 to 500 for violation of mask compliance.
During the night lockdown from 10pm on Friday to 5am on Saturday, the police had registered 4,962 cases for mask non-compliance and 21 for not maintaining social distance. In the past eight days, they have registered 43,478 cases against those who did not wear masks and collected the fine amount of 86.95 lakh from them.
Though the State government had on Thursday issued an order increasing the fine for mask non-compliance to 500, the city police are yet to implement the revised penalty.
As many as 302 vehicles including 281 two-wheelers, 14 auto rickshaws and seven cars were confiscated from violators. These vehicles, parked at an open ground near the police stations, would be returned to the owners after a week.
At least 10,000 police personnel, including from law and order, traffic and armed reserve, have been deployed to man the 312 vehicle check points in the city. Those on night patrolling have been asked to keep changing the vehicle check points so as to nab those who plan to skip the vehicle checking points. The police have also tightened the vigil for drunken driving cases.