47 vehicles seized
Excelsior Correspondent
Jammu, Dec 21: In order to curb the menace of traffic violations and strict implementation of Motor Vehicle Act, Traffic Police Rural Jammu under the supervision of Mohan Lal Kaith, Senior Superintendent of Police, Traffic Rural Jammu along with newly joined DySPs (Traffic) Samba-Kathua, Yashbir Singh and Mohd Zubair, Dy. SP (Traffic) Rajouri-Poonch and other traffic Police officers launched a joint special drive today against the Traffic violators particularly those indulging in visible offences.
During the special drive,620 vehicles were challaned and fine to the tune of Rs.4,75,000 was imposed on the violators, as per theNew Motor Vehicle Act. Moreover, 47 Vehicles were also seized during special drive and handed over to concerned Police Stations.
Besides, a number of vehicles including school going buses have been booked under various offences like driving without DL, use of mobile phone while driving, without crash helmet, overloading, triple riding, over speeding etc. in which innocent human lives are directly involved.
The SSP Traffic organized awareness programmes in Samba and Vijaypur, in which drivers & cleaners of vehicles participated. He stressed upon the participants that in view of ongoing fog & rainy season in the area, the concerned drivers should have to drive their respective vehicles as per the prescribed speed limit and also use fog light system during their journey, so that the accidents could be averted.
Moreover, all the field officers have been directed for having zero tolerance for the violators indulging in driving without wearing crash helmet, rash driving, without seat belt, overloading as well as other visible offences.
He also stressed upon the violators to keep all the documents of their respective vehicles along with them and get them checked at Traffic checking point/nakas. He requested the owners of the vehicles, transporters and agents to extend their full co-operation to the traffic cops, so that a proper check over the violators is maintained.
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