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Under 'Operation Kavach', Hyderabad Police seized 2,149 vehicles on Thursday night during a massive drive against number plate tampering and fake registrations. Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar warned that violators will face criminal cheating and forgery charges

Attapur police arrested a man for fraudulently using another vehicle’s registration number to evade traffic fines. The accused had used a Mumbai car’s number plate, leading to challans being wrongly reflected against its owner.

Hyderabad police apprehended Kolimi Yadaiah of Chikkadpally after he altered his scooter’s registration number to evade 49 traffic challans amounting to Rs 20,815.

Despite being counselled and warned of stringent action by the traffic police, the problem of drivers being hooked on to mobile phones continues while giving anxious moments to the passengers. These incidents highlight serious lapses in road safety, enforcement, and platform accountability

A young has allegedly died by suicide after his reported failure to pay traffic challan issued to him for multiple traffic violations

Hyderabad Traffic Police caught five school bus drivers under the influence of alcohol during surprise checks across 34 locations. Officials urge schools to follow Supreme Court guidelines for student transport, emphasizing safety equipment, experienced drivers, and strict adherence to capacity norms

Wrong side driving, signal jumping, over speeding, zigzag driving and not wearing helmets are the most recorded traffic violations noticed among delivery boys and bike taxi riders

A strong legislation that makes tougher penalties for not only traffic rule violators but also road designers and engineers is necessary to control the growing indiscipline on India’s roads

In 2024, a total of 2,15,927 e-challans were issued to motorists for traffic violations in the district, marking a 40% increase from 1,53,230 in the previous year. Fines amounting to Rs. 5 crore were levied on the violators, compared to Rs. 3.37 crore during the same period last year.

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

Hyderabad citizens are grappling with neglected foot-over bridges, traffic violations, illegal parking, and poor road maintenance, demanding urgent action.

The police reported that between August 24 and November 21, a total of 13,933 motorists were booked for driving under the influence. During this period, 13,188 charge sheets were filed in various courts, leading to prosecutions. Additionally, 824 drunk drivers were sentenced to imprisonment ranging from 1 to 10 days, while 227 others were ordered to complete 2 days of social service.

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

The Hyderabad traffic police to act tough and book criminal cases under sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against those found driving on the wrong side on the city roads.

Motorists who tampered with their vehicle number plates are now facing criminal cases under section 420 of the IPC in Hyderabad. Hyderabad traffic police are conducting special drives to check such rule violations and driving by minors.

Girl students will work alongside She Teams of the Police Department to create awareness on spy cameras, spyware and sexual abuse and harassment.

The drive was conducted between March 1 and 7, in which the Delhi Traffic Police has issued 10,902 challans for violations, the statement said.

According to senior Traffic police officials, the special drive is to check the menace of wrong-side driving, for which they have identified spots where more vehicles ply on the wrong side.

Not just ordinary citizens, even VIPs like MPs and MLAs have not been spared by the artificial intelligence (AI) cameras installed to monitor traffic violations.

Motorists, RTC buses block the way as they wait at signals