Aizawl, Sept. 5 -- The chief of a locality in the central Mizoram town of Serchhip imposed a fine on his own son for tossing a cigarette butt out of his room window.

The incident took place on August 28 and has drawn attention for promoting community discipline and urban cleanliness.

Serchhip, located about 100 km south of Aizawl, aims to outshine nearby Saitual as the cleanest district headquarters in Mizoram.

Following the complaint from neighbours, the town's Chhim Veng locality president issued a notice to his son, directing him to pay a penalty of Rs 20 to the area treasurer, in accordance with a community resolution.

Though the fine was nominal, the act was seen as a symbolic enforcement of the town's stringent cleanliness norms...