Mumbai: 100 people fined in 2 days for not wearing mask at rly stations

Updated On: 07 November, 2020 11:10 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

On Wednesday, GRP officers caught 66 passengers and fined them Rs 19,200 with the maximum number of people being penalised at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus

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The maximum number of people were fined at CSMT, Thane and Kurla. Pic/ Nimesh Dave

In order to curb the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the city, the Government Railway Police (GRP) recently penalised over 100 people in the past two days for moving within railway premises without face masks. On Tuesday, the GRP started a drive to ensure the safety of commuters using the train service.

So far, the GRP has collected Rs 29,200 as fine. Speaking to Hindustan Times, a GRP officer said, "We needed to crackdown as we need to ensure safety of commuters during the pandemic. We found that people were not wearing masks despite us insisting for it."