Setting an example for everyone, Inspector General of Police (Kanpur range) Mohit Agarwal got himself fined for not wearing a mask in public.
Agarwal asked the Station House Officer (SHO) of the Barra police station, Ranjeet Singh, to fine him for stepping out without wearing a mask. The SHO made the challan and handed over a copy to the IG who paid Rs 100 as fine on the spot.
Agarwal later told reporters that he had gone to Barra on, Friday, 5 June for inspection and had stepped out of his vehicle without a mask.
"I had discussion with the subordinates, including circle officers, and later realised that I was not wearing a mask. I immediately took out my mask from my official vehicle and put it on. But I felt it was ethical to get myself fined and set an example for police and public," he said.
The state government had said that a fine of Rs 100 would be levied on those not wearing face covers in public. This was part of its measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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