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Traffic police prosecute 11,523 violators

Staff Reporter

Collect Rs.48.54 lakh fine and impound 630 vehicles

DAY TWO: Traffic police personnel remove tinted film from a car at Patel Chowk in New Delhi on Tuesday. The driver was fined Rs.600 PHOTO: S. SUBRAMANIUM

NEW DELHI: With the enforcement drive against erring motorists in the Capital entering its second day on Tuesday, the Delhi traffic police have so far prosecuted 11,523 violators and collected Rs.48.54 lakh as fine.

Since the beginning of the enforcement drive on Monday and up to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, the traffic police personnel had punched holes in 2,585 driving licences and impounded 630 vehicles.

Though a few Blueline bus drivers were seen getting back to their old ways, abandoning their uniforms, the traffic police vowed to come down hard on the offenders.

"Whoever is not in uniform will be prosecuted, though the majority are abiding by the rules," said Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Qamar Ahmed.

Sending out the message that the traffic police were pursuing the enforcement drive with vigour, Mr. Ahmed said the traffic personnel would now concentrate on a particular offence every day.

"To enforce intersection discipline violations like not stopping before the Stop Line, not keeping the zebra crossing space for the pedestrians or flouting lane driving will be paid special attention," said Mr. Ahmed.

Apart from coming down on violations like the use of tinted windows on vehicles, triple-riding on two-wheelers and use of mobile phones while driving, the traffic personnel are now coming down on other violations too.

"We are now spreading out to parking areas and booking violations there," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Southern Range D. P. Verma.

"About 150 people have been booked for unauthorised parking in Lutyens' Delhi and this includes mostly people who matter," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) New Delhi Range Suvashish Choudhary. "Overall the impact is good," maintained Rajeev Awasthi, member of the Enforcement Committee appointed by the High Court to monitor implementation of the guidelines.

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