Punjabi singer Gurnam Bhullar booked for flouting Covid guidelines during shoot

Karam Prakash

Tribune News Service 

Patiala, July 11

Patiala Police have booked Punjab singer Gurnam Bhullar and others for violating social distancing and not wearing face masks. The singer was shooting in a mall in Rajpura town of the district on Saturday. 

It has been learnt that the entire crew of the shoot was not wearing masks. 

Moreover, the police said, the singer did not have required permission to shoot there.

Akashdeep Singh Aulakh, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Rajpura, said the singer -- along with video director and owner of the mall—have been booked under Section 188 of Indian Penal Code, Section 51 of Disaster Management Act and Section 3 of Epidemic Act, 1897.

Besides Bhullar, the accused in the case are Khushpal Singh, Satish Ahuja, Ashwin Suri and 40 unidentified persons.