WATCH | Shocking! Mumbai Woman Assaults BMC Worker When Asked To Wear Mask Or Pay Fine

<p><strong>Mumbai: </strong>A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) worker was attacked by a woman when she stopped her for not wearing a protective mask. The shocking incident has been caught on camera.</p> <p>Maharashtra is once again dealing with an alarming surge in Coronavirus cases and to tackle the situation, stricter Covid-19 restrictions have been imposed in the state.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ |<span style="color: #e03e2d;"><a style="color: #e03e2d;" href="https://ift.tt/38ZoQdJ"> Covid-19 2nd Wave: Odisha Curbs Holi celebrations Amid Spike In Cases, Check Restrictions In Other States</a></span></strong></p> <p>Amid the grave Covid-19 situation, a woman in Mumbai&rsquo;s Kandivali Road was seen boarding an autorickshaw while not wearing a mask. She was stopped by another woman &ndash; a BMC worker in a dark blue uniform.</p> <p>The civic body worker reportedly asked the violator to wear her mask or pay the fine but in a shocking turn of events, the woman instead of following the directive began slapping and kicking the BMC employee.</p> <p>In the video shot on a mobile camera, the BMC worker can be seen not letting go of the violator and taking her out of the auto-rickshaw. The female violator continued to slap the BMC worker and even pulled the latter&rsquo;s hair in her hands with visible force.</p> <p><em>(Objectionable language used by attacker in video, users' discretion advised for viewing)</em></p> <p>[tw]https://twitter.com/lokhandwala_bom/status/1373126852441567234[/tw]</p> <p>&ldquo;Let me go,&rdquo; the attacker keeps shouting while continuing to create a scene at the spot.</p> <p>What happened after the incident remains unclear as both can be seen walking towards someplace at the end of the video.</p> <p>Recently, the fine for not wearing a protective mask in Mumbai was raided to Rs 200.</p> <p>&ldquo;Dear Mumbaikars, Mumbai Police is now authorised to issue challans to offenders not wearing a mask too. Every time we fined you for not wearing a helmet or seatbelt it was always to remind you the value of your life &amp; safety. Same for masks. Please take care. You matter to us,&rdquo; former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh had tweeted.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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