NCP event: Pune cops book organisers for Covid-19 norm violations

Following a gathering of NCP workers in Pune a day earlier for the inauguration of a new party office, an offence for alleged Covid-19 norm violations was registered on Sunday.

An offence was registered for alleged Covid-19 norm violations on Sunday after NCP workers gathered a day earlier in Pune for the inauguration of a new party office, police said. The inauguration event took place in the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and other party leaders, an official said. “While the organisers sought police permission claiming 100 to 150 people would attend, the actual crowd numbered close to 500, most of whom did not wear masks or maintain social distancing. We have booked NCP city unit president Prashant Jagtap and others under IPC, Disaster Management Act and other provisions,” a Shivajinagar police station official said.