India, March 5 -- At least 2,822 persons were booked and 870 modified bullet silencers destroyed in a special drive carried out between February 1 and March 4, said Pune traffic police officials.

Himmant Jadhav, deputy commissioner of police (traffic division), said, "During the drive, action was taken against a total of 2,822 Bullet motorcycles found using modified silencers that violated permissible noise limits. Out of these, 870 illegal silencers were removed from the vehicles and seized by the traffic police." The department imposed total fines amounting to Rs.28.17 lakh on violators. Of this amount, Rs.23.15 lakh has already been recovered and deposited with the government, he added.

On Wednesday, March 4, at the office of the Dep...