Ghaziabad, Jan. 6 -- The Ghaziabad traffic police issued nearly 1.45 million fines for various traffic violations last year, with riding without helmets, wrong-side driving, and parking in no-parking zones emerging as the most common offences, officers said on Monday.

According to figures compiled by the traffic police, 1,642,422 fines were issued in 2023, 1,342,612 in 2024, and 1,448,130 in 2025. Officials said the number of fines is expected to rise by around two to two-and-a-half times once the Integrated Traffic Management System (ITMS) is rolled out in January.

"We issued about 14.4 lakh (1.4 million) challans [fines] in 2025, and riding without helmets, wrong-side driving, and no parking have emerged as major violations. We are re...