NEW DELHI, May 11 -- More than 1,25,000 traffic violations were reported through the Delhi Traffic Police's "Traffic Prahari" mobile application between January 1 and May 9 this year, with riding without helmets and driving against the flow of traffic emerging as the most frequently flagged offences, according to official data.

The data accessed by HT on Sunday showed that a total of 1,25,315 complaints were reported by citizens through the application during the period. This included 60,878 reports of riding "without helmet" and 34,414 complaints for driving against the flow. Defective or improper number plates ranked third, with 10,558 reports.

The application, a citizen-participation initiative, allows residents to report traffic rul...