This story is from May 29, 2020

Shopkeeper booked for breach of norms

Shopkeeper booked for breach of norms
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AHMEDABAD: A shopkeeper, Mayank Ramani, 28, of Bapunagar was booked on Wednesday for not wearing gloves, not keeping sanitizer and not ensuring social distancing while selling goods from his hardware shop located on Bapunagar Approach Road.
Bapunagar police sources said while patrolling in the area, police noticed a group of men standing outside a shop named Krishna Hardware.

“We approached the owner of the shop, Ramani. He was not wearing gloves and didn’t have sanitizer in the shop. He also didn’t ask his customers to maintain social distancing,” said a police official.
Hence, for violation of guidelines as issued by the government for running shops from 7am to 4pm during lockdown 4.0, he was booked under Section 188 of IPC, Epidemic Diseases Act and Disaster Management Act. Police said the guidelines state that a shopkeeper should wear gloves, keep sanitizer and ensure social distancing at his shop while doing business.
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