275 patrons were found flouting norms at the Bombay Adda bar
MUMBAI: In the first such action against pubs, the BMC on Sunday filed an FIR under Sec 188 of the IPC (disobedience of order duly promulgated by a public servant) against the manager of Bombay Adda in Santacruz (W) over violation of Covid-19 norms.
Sources said the pub, which was fined Rs 30,000, had 275 patrons, most of them not wearing a mask, post-midnight.
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It is worrying that an increasing number of establishments are seeing big crowds without their patrons following the mask mandate. The authorities must hold these places and even the patrons accountable. As experts have made clear, irresponsible conduct could result in an escalation in coronavirus cases and possibly a second wave as well, which all of us in the city must do our utmost to keep at bay.