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In an attempt to ensure strict implementation of the COVID-19 mask rule in public places, the civic body in Maharashtra''s Thane city has decided to rope in the police, mayor Naresh Mhaske said on Wednesday. Of the fines collected by the police, 50 per cent will be deposited with the civic body and the remaining will be credited to the police welfare fund, Mhaske said. The TMC has collected Rs 5.5 lakh in fines from people caught without masks, the civic body''s public relations officer Sandeep Malavi said. In Navi Mumbai, the civic body has collected Rs 6.5 lakh in fines from violators so far, while the Kalyan Dombivili Municipal Corporation has collected Rs 82,3000 in fines in the last 10 days, officials said. Keep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news, crime news, current affairs, and a complete guide from food to things to do and events across Mumbai..