A group of tourists who were caught breaking lockdown restrictions were made to write lines of apology by police.
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Officers forced the group of ten travellers to write “I did not follow the rules of lockdown so I am so sorry” 500 times.
Nationwide lockdown restrictions in India, imposed in late March, mean people are only allowed to leave home for essential reasons, such as buying food and medicine.
So police took a dim view of the group of tourists after spotting them out for a walk in Rishikesh.
Indian officials force 10 tourists to write ‘sorry’ 500 times after being caught going for a walk
Police officer Vinod Sharma said the town was experiencing widespread problems with foreigners ignoring lockdown rules.
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More than 700 foreign travellers from America, Australia, Mexico and Israel staying in the area had flouted the lockdown rules, he claimed.
Mr Sharma said the unusual punishment of writing lines was handed out to teach the foreigners a lesson.
An officer watches over a tourist as she writes lines
In an attempt to stop the problem, police said they would be instructing hotels to only let foreign guests leave the premises if accompanied by a local helper.
Hotels who did not follow the order could face legal action, police say.
Rishikesh became renowned among foreign travellers thanks to The Beatles, who visited the town in 1968 to seek spirituality.
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As of Sunday, India had registered 8,300 coronavirus cases and 273 deaths, MailOnline reports.
Nationwide lockdown restrictions were originally due to end on Tuesday, but Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is expected to extend the measures for another two weeks.
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