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Hyderabad Traffic Police booked 6,046 individuals for using mobile phones while driving during a special drive from April 3 to 9, highlighting the dangers of distracted driving and its role in increasing accident risks.

Hyderabad traffic police carried out a special drunken driving check on Banjara Hills Road ahead of New Year celebrations. Commissioner VC Sajjanar warned of strict action and announced citywide checks at 120 locations on December 31 to prevent inebriated driving

Traffic constable Maan Singh died after his motorcycle rammed a truck from behind at Hayathnagar on Friday. The truck allegedly braked suddenly, causing the fatal crash. Singh suffered severe head and chest injuries. Hayathnagar police have filed a negligence case

Majority of the individuals aged between 21 and 40 years, while two-wheelers account for 805 of the cases, say police

The police booked cases against all the violators and asked them to appear before the court. The vehicles of the violators were also detained by the traffic police.

HyderabadThe ambulance driver Laxminarayana maintained that he was bringing the dog from Himayatnagar and that he was on his way to a veterinary hospital in Madinaguda to get the dog sterilised.

The victim, Shivraj, an officer at the Langer Houz traffic police station, was riding his bike on the Tilak Nagar-Narayanguda flyover road when a Chinese manja thread became entangled around his neck.

The officers will wear cameras while on duty to record their interactions with the public and document events. The goal is to ensure transparency and accountability, improve officer conduct, build public trust, and collect accurate evidence.

This year, 178 accidents were reported on the Outer Ring Road while last year 91 accidents were reported. Of the 178 accidents reported, 43 were fatal accidents and remaining non-fatal

The Hyderabad traffic police issued a traffic advisory for citizens in connection with the program of unveiling of the statue of Telangana Thalli and the carnival on NTR Marg on Monday between 2 pm and 10 pm.

Traffic coming from Raj Bhavan and Panjagutta will not be allowed towards Khairtabad flyover and diverted at VV Statue towards Shadan, Nirankari, old PS Saifabad.

Hyderabad Commissioner C V Anand, who supervised the operation on the stretch for close to two hours, stated that it was necessitated in view of the traffic slow down on the Shaikpet to Tolichowki road.

Motorists who evaded payment of challans were caught in a special drive and their vehicles were seized.

The Cyberabad traffic police during drunk driving checking on Saturday night caught 193 people and booked cases against them. Among those caught include 160 two wheelers, 6 three wheelers, and 27 four wheelers.

During the meeting, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Joel Davis emphasized the importance of conducting regular meetings to effectively monitor and assess traffic conditions. By engaging with senior officials from all divisions, he analyzed areas with heavy traffic congestion, pinpointed key traffic hotspots, and evaluated daily traffic patterns, including peak and off-peak hours.

ACP (Traffic) Srinivasulu stated that the special drive was launched on the instructions of Commissioner of Police Sunil Dutt, following complaints of bikers using modified silencers on Royal Enfield motorcycles. Many riders had been altering the factory-installed silencers, creating excessive noise, while others were fitting loud horns, contributing to noise pollution. He warned that legal action would be taken, including the seizure of vehicles causing such disturbances.

The traffic police urged citizens to note the "need-based travel restrictions" and plan their journeys accordingly.

A total of 50 RTC drivers were made aware on road accidents and prevention through a power point presentation.

According to Traffic ACP T Satyanarayana, the cameras were necessitated following complaints of rude behaviour from both the traffic police personnel and the violators

Traffic inspector K Praveen Kumar also holds a PowerPoint presentation to educate the violators on how wrong-side driving causes accidents