Lockdown: Mumbai cops subject violators to 'murga' punishment

Mumbai, Apr 11 () The Mumbai police on Saturdaysubjected several lockdown violators to 'murga' (rooster)punishment, an act in which a person has to assume asubmission position resembling a rooster by squatting andholding the ears from behind the knees.

Several people who ventured out during the lockdown inplace for the coronavirus outbreak without valid reason, andsome for not wearing masks despite it being compulsory, werepunished with the 'murga' pose in south Mumbai's Bhendibazaararea, officials said.

While the 21-day nationwide lockdown was to end onApril 14, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturdayannounced that it would be extended in the state till April30.

Maharashtra has the highest number of COVID-19patients in the country. DCBNM BNM