Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Mar 29: The police booked and arrested eleven drivers for indulging in over loading of passengers in their passenger vehicles thereby resorting to grave violation of norms which can lead to fatal road accidents.
A team of police headed by SDPO Manjakote, Nisar Khoja found a Tata Sumo JK12A/ 0658 overloaded and arrested its driver on the spot. A case FIR No. 20/2019 has been registered in Manjakote Police Station under Sections 279, 336 RPCs against him.
Another police team headed by SHO Rajouri, Ajaz Haider during patrolling on Mandi- Kheora road of Rajouri town found two auto- rikshaws bearing registration numbers JK11A/ 4271 and JK11/ 4122 overloaded with passengers, even some hanging from the doors.
Both the vehicles were seized on the spot and cases FIRs 152/2019 and 153/2019 under Sections 279, 336 RPCs have been registered in police station Rajouri. The drivers were also arrested.
Another police team from Kalakote headed by SHO Tahir Khan during checking found a minibus No. JK11/ 1209 driven by Inder Jeet Raina, son of Kuldeep Raina resident of Dharamsal and Tempo No. JK11/ 4751 driven by Rohit Singh, son of Surjeet Singh, resident of Sialsui, overloaded with passengers.
Both the vehicles were seized on the spot. The cases FIR No. 22/2019 U/Ss 279, 336 RPC and FIR 23/2019 U/Ss 279, 336 RPC have been registered in Kalakote Police Station against them.
Thanamandi police also registered cases FIR Nos. 21/2019 and 22/2019 under Sections 279, 336 RPC against drivers of vehicles minibus, JK02H/ 3429 and Sumo JK11A/ 5079, respectively. Both the vehicles were found heavily over loaded during inspection by team headed by SHO, Javed Malik.
Police team from Sunderbani led by SHO Naveen Angral also intercepted an overloaded minibus JK14A/ 3045 which was on way to Sunderbani from Seri.
The vehicle was found overloaded with passengers after which a case FIR 25/2019 has been registered against the driver. A police team from Nowshera headed by SHO Mohammad Amin Malik intercepted a Tata Magic auto JK11B/ 8030 which was found overloaded with eleven passengers after which a case FIR No. 53/2019 under Sections 279,336 RPC has been registered against driver.
The police team headed by SHO Dharal, Barket Qureshi intercepted a Tempo Traveler No. JK02AN/ 7775 on Rajouri- Darhal road which was found overloaded and driver was also driving the vehicle rashly. Taking note a case FIR 14/2019 under Sections 279, 336 RPC has been registered in Darhal Police Station.
Similarly, a police team headed by Incharge Police Post Chingus Chatyar, SI MD Khan intercepted minibus No. JK02H/ 1499 on Rajouri-Doongi road which was heavily overloaded. In this connection, an FIR No. 154/19 has been registered.
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