Gwalior city in Madhya Pradesh has introduced an imaginative punishment for covid violators. People found not wearing face masks or covering will have to write an essay on Coronavirus as a punishment for breaking the Covid measures.
The district administration said the violators will be put in open jails.
Gwalior District Magistrate Kaushlendra Vikram Singh said the district authorities have launched a "Roko-Toko" campaign to control the spread of coronavirus disease.
Under this "Roko-Toko" campaign, people are informed about the Covid norms. The people violating the Covid rules are being penalised and then sent to open jail.
On Saturday, at least 20 people were sent to the open prison at the Captain Roop Singh stadium and were made to write an essay on Covid.
Vikram Singh said people in Gwalior were not following social distancing norms, and many are spotted without face masks and many are seen just hanging the masks around their necks.
District Women and Child Development officer Rajiv Singh said those found without masks during daily checking in the city were being sent to an open prison as a punishment for breaching the Covid rules.