The Delhi Police has issued 144 challans to metro passengers for violating COVID-19 guidelines within the last six days, officials said on Tuesday.
The police personnel at metro stations are conducting a drive to see the violation of COVID-19 guidelines. Passengers who weren’t wearing masks or maintaining social distancing were fined, they said.
In the last six days, a complete of three ,691 trains were checked and 144 challans issued to passengers for violating the rules to regulate the pandemic, said Jitendra Mani, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Metro).
He requested all passengers to follow COVID-19 protocols inside metro trains and at other places also .
The Delhi Metro was closed on March 22 to stop the spread of the coronavirus. It resumed services in early September with strict safety and social distancing measures in situ.