Dhaka, May 3 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has warned vehicle owners and drivers to remain cautious about fraudulent messages demanding payment of fines for traffic violations detected through CCTV or video footage.

In a public notice issued on Sunday, Acting Police Commissioner Md Sarwar urged citizens not to engage in any financial transactions or share personal information in response to such messages.

"If any fraudulent group attempts to collect money using the name of CCTV-based traffic cases or sends messages demanding payment, people are requested to immediately contact the nearest police station or the traffic division," he said.

The notice said that as part of efforts to ease congestion, modernise traffic management, ...