Police book 50 revellers visiting Mulshi for a monsoon getaway
Pune: The Paud police on Sunday booked as many as 50 revellers who had gone for a trip to Mulshi taluka to enjoy the essence of monsoon.
The district collector recently issued an order closing all picnic spots in the district to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Tamhini Ghat, backwaters of Mulshi dam, Palse waterfall, Pimpri point and Lavasa are favourites among revellers from Pune and Mumbai during the monsoon season.
The four months of monsoon also provide business opportunities to the locals.
Senior inspector Ashok Dhumal of the Paud police told TOI, “We have closed the entry points to Palse waterfall. The gram panchayat of Varak village has also put up boards at all the picnic spots about the restriction of entry to arrest the spread of Covid-19.”
He said the police first request the revellers to return. “Few people take non-conventional routes to reach these spots. We file cases against them under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code. On Sunday, we booked 50 such people. Some of them were also booked for not wearing masks,” Dhumal said.
Senior inspector Ashok Dhumal of the Paud police told TOI, “We have closed the entry points to Palse waterfall. The gram panchayat of Varak village has also put up boards at all the picnic spots about the restriction of entry to arrest the spread of Covid-19.”
He said the police first request the revellers to return. “Few people take non-conventional routes to reach these spots. We file cases against them under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code. On Sunday, we booked 50 such people. Some of them were also booked for not wearing masks,” Dhumal said.
“We have put up barricades at Male village. We check each and every vehicle and allow only those with valid e-passes,” Dhumal said.
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