Three held for issuing fake COVID challans
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Three Civil Defence Volunteers have been arrested for allegedly issuing fake COVID-19 challans and collecting the penalty amount, the police said on Friday.
Sunny, Yashwant Rathi, and Lucky, were posted in the office of SDM (New Delhi) in Jamnagar House. They issued fake challans to people visiting the Talkatora Garden. The matter came to light on December 31 when a resident of Shakarpur was issued a challan for not wearing a face mask while he was sitting inside the garden with his friend, the police added.
In his complaint, the victim alleged that the three volunteers were in Khaki and told him that they were posted in the office of the SDM, New Delhi. They told us that since we had violated COVID-19 guidelines by not wearing face masks we would be fined ₹2,000 each, the complainant alleged, adding that since he did not have cash, he paid via Paytm.