A message is being circulated on social media with a claim that the Uttarakhand Police will carry out a mask checking drive for 30 days in areas around police stations.
The text in the post read, “आज प्रातः 9 बजे से Uttarakhand के सभी थाना क्षेत्रों में मास्क चैकिंग का 30 दिनों का अभियान चलेगा सभी शहर एवं ग्रामवासी *मास्क* का प्रयोग करें और चालान की कार्यवाही से बचें और साथ ही 10 घंटे की अस्थाई कारावास (जेल) सजा से भी बचे। निवेदक – उत्तराखंड पुलिस | पुलिस द्वारा जनहित में जारी…”
(Translation: From 9 am today, a 30-day campaign for mask-checking will take place in all police stations of Uttarakhand. All cities and villagers should use *masks* to avoid challans as well as 10-hour temporary imprisonment punishment. . By – Uttarakhand Police | Released in the public interest by the police)
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above post and found it to be Fake.
We checked the official website of Uttarakhand Police but did not find any information related to the mask checking drive.
We further checked their official Twitter handle and found a tweet published on February 27, 2021. In the tweet, they have denied starting any such drive.
उत्तराखंड पुलिस द्वारा मास्क चेकिंग का 30 दिन का ऐसा कोई भी अभियान नही चलाया जा रहा है, और न ही ऐसी कोई सूचना प्रसारित की गई है।
अतः ऐसी भ्रामक खबरों पर ध्यान न दें, जो भी इस प्रकार की भ्रामकता फैलायेगा, उसके विरुद्ध आवश्यक विधिक कार्यवाही की जाएगी।#UKPAgainstFakeNews pic.twitter.com/iZBcEpsNEz— Uttarakhand Police (@uttarakhandcops) February 27, 2021
As per the tweet, no such information has been circulated by the Uttarakhand Police. They have further advised that citizens should do not pay attention to such misleading news.
With the help of the above information, it is clear that Uttarakhand Police is not running any mask checking drive. Hence, the claim is fake.
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