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CPI workers booked in Ludhiana for violating Covid-19 safety norms
A case under sections 188 and 269 of the Indian Penal Code has been lodged against unidentified members of the political organisation
Updated on: Aug 11, 2020, 23:17:18 IST
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Workers of the Communist Party of India (CPI) were booked on Monday for staging protests, violating social distancing norms and not wearing masks amid the Covid-19 outbreak on Monday.
In an FIR lodged against ‘unidentified protestors’, police, however, named the political organisation.
According to head constable Gurdeep Singh, around 70 to 80 CPI workers gathered to protest at Punjabi Bhawan on Monday. They did not observe social distancing norms.
A case under sections 188 and 269 of the Indian Penal Code has been lodged against unidentified members of the political organisation. They will be named when they are identified by police through pictures and videos of the protests.
