Islamic police at ski resort segregate men and women for morality sake.

 Women seen taking their veils off to eat in the popular restaurants or skiing with groups of men could be arrested 

A special Islamic “ski police unit” has been deployed to stop thousands of skiers mixing with the opposite sex in a popular resort.

General Hossein Sajadinia, the Greater Tehran Police force commander of the confirmed the unit, which covers Elburz Mountains outside Tehran, would "prevent any immoral offences by skiers".

He told local media the unit has been equipped with new uniforms to “withstand the mountainous conditions and yet be flexible enough to arrest offenders while chasing them on the slopes”.

The crackdown came after some women were seen removing their veils while dining in the slope's restaurants and Shisha cafés, which are popular with Iranian youth.

General Sajadinia said: “ This year we have sent a number of women officers to learn how to ski so they can carry out their vigilante duties of dealing with women who defy the Islamic hijab and those members of the police who play loud music while mixing with the opposite sex or commit sexual harassment.”

Crackdown: It was decided action must be taken when some women were seen removing their veils 
 

The ski slopes have traditionally been a scene for confrontation between Iran’s hardliners and the affluent residents of the capital.

They are officially segregated and women are not allowed to ski in the absence of a husband, father or brother.

However they have become a haven for a more relaxed social environment.

Segregation: Women are not allowed to ski without a husband, father or brother being with them 

One Iranian said on social media: “The closer one gets to the mountains, the less one feels the grip of the regime and its social restrictions.”

The country’s government has also been slammed by hardliners for the “lax social codes” allegedly sweeping over Iran.