Updated Dec 19, 2020, 1:39 am IST
According to the police sources, artificial intelligence was used to identify and book the violators
Those caught violating the rule were booked under Section 51(b) of the Disaster Management Act, which was amended in view of the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic.
Hyderabad: Those who did not wear masks paid a total of Rs 2.26 crore in penalties in the Cyberabad and Rachakonda police commissionerates.
While the Cyberabad police commissionerate booked 5,620 cases, 17,022 violators were booked in the Rachakonda police limits from May 11 to December 15, police data revealed. The Rachakonda police booked 4,408 cases in the Malkajgiri Zone, 9,891 in LB Nagar and 2,723 in the Bhongir zone.