India, April 13 -- With two more motorcycles impounded near Khushal Chowk and Ambedkar Chowk on Saturday for a large number of pending traffic fines, the total number of such seizures has risen to five since February 5, traffic officials said on Sunday.

The latest action involved a Hero Splendour and an HF Deluxe with around 24 and 35 pending challans under various sections of the Motor Vehicles Act, officials privy to the matter said. The violations, recorded both manually and through CCTV surveillance cameras, carried penalties of Rs.99,000 and Rs.70,000. Offences included driving without a registration or number plate, wrong-side driving, lack of insurance or pollution certificates, and riding without a helmet.

The motorcycles were i...