Taxi driver takes passenger to police station for refusing to wear face mask
Kathmandu, January 5. A passenger who reportedly refused to wear a face mask in a taxi, was taken to the police station by the taxi driver. The incident occurred on New Year’s day at 1 am in British Columbia, Canada.
Police officials have said that the man was intoxicated and touched the driver’s face and didn’t agree to wear a mask upon multiple requests. The man was charged with US$ 542 on multiple accounts on failure of wearing a face covering, abusive behavior and failure to adhere to the instructions of an officer.
The province in Canada has a Covid-19 Related Measures Act guidelines (CRMA) which all citizens should abide to, according to which taxi drivers should maintain distance as much as possible.
The police kept the man behind bars until he became sober and was ticketed for being intoxicated at a public place.
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