Panchkula, May 6 -- A motorcycle displaying the word "Defaulter" was seized and its rider was fined Rs.23,500 during a traffic checking drive by the Surajpur traffic police in Barwala on Tuesday.

According to police, a Hero Splendor motorcycle was stopped around 2 pm on the Derabassi-Barwala road. The bike was registered in the name of a Naraingarh (Ambala) resident and was being driven by a man from Jalouli village in Panchkula. Police found that the rider had no valid documents and the vehicle did not have a number plate.

The challan included Rs.5,000 for not carrying a driving licence, Rs.2,000 for no insurance, Rs.10,000 for absence of a pollution certificate, Rs.1,000 for not wearing a helmet, Rs.5,000 for not carrying the registra...