Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi (SHP)
New Delhi, Apr 13: Earlier on Sunday evening, a woman from Uruguay was stopped by police in southwest Delhi's Vasant Vihar for not wearing a mask while cycling. As a precautionary measure, the Delhi government has made it compulsory for people to wear face masks when stepping outside their houses in a bid to check the spread of coronavirus.
Vasant Vihar Station House Officer (SHO) Ravi Shankar, along with his team, was patrolling the area when they stopped the foreign national while she was cycling at Paschimi Marg for violating the government order, police said.
A Twitter video of the incident surfaced, where the woman can be seen disagreeing with the SHO. The foreign national also can be heard sounding unaffected by the law placed in the city and can be seen displaying ignorant behaviour towards the police officers.
The woman continued to argue and also noted down the name of the SHO, a senior police official said.
"When asked to show her identity card, she refused to oblige, following which the police noted down her name," he added.
As per a report by PTI, the police recorded the entire incident was video-recorded.
A representative from the Resident Welfare Association of the area was present when the incident took place. He assured the police that they were taking all measures and trying to convince the foreign nationals staying in the area to follow the guidelines, the official said. Meanwhile, the police have written to the embassy of Uruguay about the incident.