Woman beats BMC employee with paver block when asked to wear face mask

Picture used for representational purpose only

Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the city, a woman employee of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) was allegedly beaten after she asked a woman to wear a mask. The alleged incident took place on Wednesday near Bhandup railway station.

According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, the incident took place when the contractual employee was on a drive along with her team to penalise those moving out without masks. In view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the city, the civic body has made it mandatory for everyone to wear a mask which helps to keep the virus at bay.

Also Read: Pay fine or sweep roads if not wearing mask, says BMC

The BMC employee found the woman not wearing a mask at Motibai Wadi locality and asked her to put on the mask. However, the woman allegedly beat up the civic body employee and also hit on her head with a paver block. Soon, two other women also joined the accused.

After the incident, the woman was taken to a general hospital in Mulund for treatment. Acting on the complaint of the BMC employee, an FIR was filed against the three women at the Bhandup police station. Later, the accused were arrested.

In a similar incident, a man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a security guard of a bank, who requested him to wear a mask as a Covid-19 precaution in Bhiwandi. According to police, the customer got into an argument over the request of wearing a mask and grabbed the rifle of the security guard.

Also Read: What second wave? Mumbaikars still choose to go maskless

Later, the accused was booked under sections 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) of the Indian Penal Code and other charges for flouting pandemic rules.

Keep scrolling to read more news

Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates.

Mid-Day is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@middayinfomedialtd) and stay updated with the latest news