KOLKATA: In a major decision which Lalbazar stated used to be geared toward bringing down rushing and making motorists pay for his or her traffic offences, Kolkata traffic police has lodged FIRs against the 10 worst drivers who've the utmost number of rushing cases against them previously yr. All 10 had been arrested and their automobiles seized. After a three-hour assembly on Wednesday, police officers known 36 others with a couple of rushing cases pending against them.
“FIRs might be registered in five days,” stated DC (traffic) Sumit Kumar. The FIRs are being registered beneath IPC 279 (rash riding), a bailable offence.
“Ever since 2017, we've installed velocity weapons around the town. However, even after challans are being issued, few are paying the fines or checking if they have got violated laws. We need to change this aloofness. We went via a yr’s record and known the worst offenders — some with over 20 cases, however most with one thing between 12 and 18 cases against them.
“Seizing the automobiles is vital — it acts as the biggest deterrent. While industrial automobiles have been enthusiastic about different violations in massive numbers, non-public automobiles had been discovered to be the worst violators,” stated an officer.
The decision has drawn complaint from a section of motorists. “I still don’t get SMSs about traffic violations. Add to it the inaccurate velocity cameras and cases slapped despite the fact that the motorist won't had been on the spot,” alleged Nabarun De Sarkar, a resident of Kasba Rathtala.
Cops stated that such allegations hold little floor after changes in issuance of challans previously yr. “We use camera pictures as proof. The people-to-people interface has long past down,” stated an officer.
“FIRs might be registered in five days,” stated DC (traffic) Sumit Kumar. The FIRs are being registered beneath IPC 279 (rash riding), a bailable offence.
“Ever since 2017, we've installed velocity weapons around the town. However, even after challans are being issued, few are paying the fines or checking if they have got violated laws. We need to change this aloofness. We went via a yr’s record and known the worst offenders — some with over 20 cases, however most with one thing between 12 and 18 cases against them.
“Seizing the automobiles is vital — it acts as the biggest deterrent. While industrial automobiles have been enthusiastic about different violations in massive numbers, non-public automobiles had been discovered to be the worst violators,” stated an officer.
The decision has drawn complaint from a section of motorists. “I still don’t get SMSs about traffic violations. Add to it the inaccurate velocity cameras and cases slapped despite the fact that the motorist won't had been on the spot,” alleged Nabarun De Sarkar, a resident of Kasba Rathtala.
Cops stated that such allegations hold little floor after changes in issuance of challans previously yr. “We use camera pictures as proof. The people-to-people interface has long past down,” stated an officer.
10 drivers with most speeding cases arrested
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