Panchkula, Oct. 30 -- A motorcyclist, blatantly flouting several traffic rules, tried to give the police the slip on Wednesday, but was caught after a brief chase and fined a staggering Rs.39,000.

City Traffic SHO Varinder Kumar said he was in his police vehicle when he observed a youth riding a motorcycle from Old Panchkula towards Tank Chowk.

The rider had deliberately concealed his motorcycle's number plate with black tape. When police attempted to stop him, he sped off.

SHO Kumar then chased the motorcyclist and also passed the information to traffic cops. The rider was eventually forced to stop at a red light, but again tried to escape. He was eventually caught near Tank Chowk.

During the inspection, the rider, identified as a re...