Delhi Police has arrested a man and his wife after they allegedly misbehaved with policemen when they were stopped for not wearing masks in central Delhi's Daryaganj. Police said that the man, identified as Pankaj Dutta, was arrested on Sunday while his wife, Abha, was arrested on Monday.
A video of the incident also went viral on social media platforms, wherein the couple could be seen misbehaving with Delhi police personnel when they were asked the reason for not wearing masks.
“The husband wife couple who refused to wear mask and misbehaved with Police personnel of Daryaganj police station during weekend curfew and further obstructed them in the discharge of their duties have been booked and arrested,” tweeted Jasmeet Singh, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Central district from his official Twitter handle.
Police said they registered a case under section 88/186/353/269/34 of the Indian Penal code (IPC) and 51(B) Delhi Disaster Management Act against Pankaj, a marketing salesman, and his wife Abha, residents of west Patel Nagar in central Delhi.
According to the police, the incident took place around 4.30 pm on Sunday. The couple, travelling in a car, misbehaved with the policemen when they were stopped and asked the reason for not wearing a mask.