A youngster recently paid a heavy price when he and two others, all without masks, allegedly manhandled a constable who asked them to wear the safety gear, for they were arrested, days before his wedding ceremony. His family managed to get him bail the day he was scheduled to get married earlier, but as they had postponed the ceremony after the arrest, he will now be married on December 17.

Ibrahim Mujawar, 21, Firoz Shaikh, 24, and Aaqib Khan, 21, were caught without masks by Constable Shashibhushan Yadav on December 6 at Vaishali Nagar, SV Road. Yadav, attached to the Oshiwara police station, said in his statement, "The accused were standing by the roadside and creating a nuisance. None of them were wearing masks. I told them to wear masks and leave quietly, but instead of leaving, they surrounded me and started to manhandle me. I remained calm and once again told them to wear masks. But they pushed me and said 'we are not going to wear masks, do what you want to do'. They were abusing and pushing me. I called the police control seeking help, and beat marshals and other police officials rushed to the spot. The accused misbehaved and abused the police personnel who came to help too."