Despite the ban on smoking in public places, most foreigners, including women, were smoking and playing cards to kill time as they awaited their turn for registration and visa formalities.u00a0The police personnel posted at the main entrance were turning a blind eye to the smoking.u00a0Several people, including foreign visitors, visit the rural police office every day in connection with passport verification, foreign registration and visa-related formalities.u00a0

Not allowed in public place: A foreign visitor smokes (hand with cigarette circled) on the lawn in front of the Pune Rural Police headquarters as others play cards yesterday afternoon