Lockdown: 92 fined for not wearing masks in Aurangabad

Aurangabad, Apr 12 () A total of 92 people inMaharashtra's Aurangabad were on Sunday made to pay Rs 46,000towards the fine for not wearing face masks in public places,civic commissioner Astik Kumar Pandey said.

Wearing of masks in public was made mandatory by themunicipal corporation in view of the coronavirus outbreak.

"A civic squad on Sunday found 92 people moving invarious areas of the city without wearing masks. Each personpaid the fine of Rs 500. We recovered the total fine ofRs 46,000 from them," he said.

Pandey also said that cases would be registeredagainst the violators for flouting the lockdown norms. CORRNSK NSK