Levying of 249 challans worth ₹3.69 lakh on single vehicle exposes flaws in fining for traffic violations
Karuvelan of Race Course police station on May 17 this year contained the photo of the scooter with the same registration number (TN37AF4170). However, another pending challan of ₹1,000 slapped by Special Sub-Inspector V. Puram police station on January 8 this year showed the image of a truck with another registration number as the vehicle involved in the violation.
- ▪Karuvelan of Race Course police station on May 17 this year contained the photo of the scooter with the same registration number (TN37AF4170).
- ▪However, another pending challan of ₹1,000 slapped by Special Sub-Inspector V.
- ▪Puram police station on January 8 this year showed the image of a truck with another registration number as the vehicle involved in the violation.
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Levying of 249 challans worth ₹3.69 lakh on a single vehicle by personnel attached to the Coimbatore City Police has exposed a potential large-scale irregularity in fining for traffic and motor vehicle violations.The challans were found to have been slapped on the registration number TN37AF4170, which pertains to a scooter. The fines pending against the registration number checked by The Hindu on Parivahan portal showed that 249 challans were pending.When some of the challans were opened, they contained registration numbers and photos of other vehicles, including motorcycles, trucks and cars, for wide ranges of traffic violations.A pending challan worth ₹1,000 issued by Sub-Inspector S.
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