BIJNOR: Two Bijnor villagers on Monday earned the dubious distinction of being the first in the area to be fined Rs 500 each for urinating in public. The fine was imposed by the panchayat of Mithan Kunwar Pratap village under the Panchayati Raj Act The two people on whom the fine was imposed belong to the same family and were not using the toilet in their house constructed under a government scheme. The fine was levied a day after the district magistrate visited the village, 15 km from Bijnor, on Sunday."A complaint was made about the erring villagers to the DM during his visit. He instructed me to fine them under the Panchayati Raj Act, 1947. The panchayat will soon pass a proposal so that no villager can act in this manner," said Satender Kumar, pradhan of the village, told TOI.