Hyderabad, June 25 -- The Malkajgiri police launched a special drive against the use of modified silencers in vehicles and booked 318 case for violations and collected Rs 4,45,000 in penalties.

According to Malkajgiri Commissioner of Police, B Sumathi, the drive was conducted in two zones of the commissionerate. Zone 1 recorded 178 cases and penalties worth Rs 2,55,000 were collected. Gopalpuram traffic police topped with 44 cases followed by Malkajgiri traffic police, 42 and Trimulgherry with 29. The Begumpet Traffic Police booked 24 cases and Alwal traffic police recorded 16 cases.

As many as 34 silencers were seized in zone 1. Zone 2 recorded 140 cases and penalties worth Rs 1,90,000 were collected. The Uppal traffic police topped wi...