Pratapgarh Police Challan 25 Vehicles, Impose ₹1.90 Lakh Fine in Safety Drive

Pratapgarh police challaned 25 vehicles and imposed a total fine of ₹1.90 lakh during an intensive vehicle-checking drive carried out under the road safety campaign. The action was taken for violations including drunk driving, the use of pressure horns and breaches of pollution-related rules.

The checking campaign was conducted on Saturday night at the Kotila Akhtiyari toll plaza in the Hathigwan area of Pratapgarh. The campaign is being run by the Pratapgarh police to help bring road accidents under effective control.

The joint team of the traffic police and Hathigwan police conducted the drive under the direction of Superintendent of Police Deepak Bhukar. The campaign continued from 8 pm to 11 pm, during which around 325 vehicles passing through the toll plaza were checked.

The alcohol levels of vehicle drivers were examined with the help of a breath analyser. During the checking, two cases of drunk driving were detected, and a fine of ₹20 thousand was imposed.

The police also challaned 12 vehicles for not having High Security Registration Plates (HSRP), imposing a fine of ₹60 thousand. Eight vehicles were fined ₹80 thousand for using prohibited pressure horns.

In addition, one vehicle was fined ₹10 thousand in a case related to noise pollution. Two vehicles were fined ₹20 thousand for air pollution violations.

Overall, the police issued challans to 25 vehicles and imposed a total fine of ₹1 lakh 90 thousand during the campaign.

The drive was carried out under the supervision of campaign nodal officer and Additional Superintendent of Police Alok Kumar, and Circle Officer Traffic Ravindra Pratap Singh. Traffic In-charge Sub-Inspector Pradeep Kumar Singh and Hathigwan police station in-charge Satendra Singh were present with the police team.

Pratapgarh police appealed to vehicle drivers not to drive after consuming alcohol and to follow traffic rules. The police also urged them not to use prohibited pressure horns or modified silencers in their vehicles.

The police made it clear that action against those violating traffic rules will continue in the future.