Bike with Rs.2.2L fines impounded in Ggm
Gurugram, April 8 -- A motorcycle with 111 pending traffic challans amounting to total fines worth Rs.2.2 lakh was impounded at Agrasen Chowk near the city bus stand in Gurugram on Tuesday, police said, marking the third such seizure since February 5 amid a crackdown.
The accused and his bike, a Hero Glamour registered in 2022, accumulated multiple violations over five years, including driving without a registration/number plate, riding without a helmet, wrong-side driving, and carrying a pillion rider without a helmet. The value of the fines total to more than twice the value of the bike, HT found.
The vehicle was intercepted during a vigilance drive at a checkpost near Agrasen Chowk by traffic zonal officer Sudesh Bhatotia along with other traffic personnel.
"During checking, a significant number of fines were found pending on this motorcycle under various sections of the MV Act. The vehicle was impounded under section 167(8) of the MV Act, upon failing to fulfil challans within 90 days from its issuance. The driver was detained briefly," Bhatotia said. The bike was later transported to a designated parking lot at Rajiv Chowk ground in Sector 33.
A traffic police spokesperson said: "Notices have already been issued to 106 violators, with over 50 pending fines and awareness drives are frequently conducted to sensitise commuters about paying their fines within 90 days. Strict action, including seizures, will be taken in cases where violators fail to pay fines in the stipulated time period under the Motor Vehicles Act."
Last month, two Hero Splendors with 41 and 112 unpaid fines, amounting to Rs.5 lakh and Rs.72,500 respectively, were impounded at a checkpoint along the Dhundahera border in two separate incidents....
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