WATCH: Woman tortures officials after issued ticket on violating Covid SOPs

A woman has been captured on camera slapping, kicking, and pulling hairs of an official after being issued a challan over violating COVID-19 SOPs in India.

The incident occurred near Peeragarhi Metro station in New Delhi and the two women have now been arrested for allegedly assaulting a team engaged in issuing challans to violators of COVID-19 guidelines.

#JUSTIN: Two women have been arrested from Outer Delhi’s Peeragarhi metro station for allegedly assaulting a civil defence volunteer when she stopped one of them for not wearing mask. An FIR has been registered against both of them. @IndianExpress, @ieDelhi pic.twitter.com/t1ev3Cj9Tx

— Mahender Singh Manral (@mahendermanral) August 9, 2021

According to details, an argument broke out between two women and one of the officials over the former not wearing a mask. One of the women was asked to pay challan for not wearing a face mask following which both of them assaulted the cops besides also hurling abuses.

According to the police, Anand, a librarian posted at Government Boys Senior Secondary School in Tikri Kalan and presently attached with the office of SDM, Punjabi Bagh, reported that on August 6, he along with a teacher — Ajmer Singh and a civil defence staff were on Covid duty near Peeragarhi Metro station.

They stopped a woman on a two-wheeler for not wearing a mask and asked her to pay challan. However, instead of paying, the woman called her employer and they assaulted the team, a senior police officer said.