Delhi: Over 2,450 People Fined For Traffic Violations On Holi, Shab-e-Barat

“A total of 2,456 challans were issued for various traffic violations and a majority of these were issued to motorists without helmets,” PTI reported an official as saying while citing data.

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New Delhi: A total of 2,456 people have been penalised by the Delhi Police for traffic violations in the national capital on Holi and Shab-e-Barat, the officials said on Saturday.

The people penalised by the Delhi Police include 190 for drunk driving, the officials added.

“A total of 2,456 challans were issued for various traffic violations and a majority of these were issued to motorists without helmets,” PTI reported an official as saying while citing data.

Around 196 challans, as per the data, were issued for drunk driving.

Earlier on Friday evening, a serious  accident took place in which a 13-year-old boy and his mother died while three others sustained injuries after a speeding car hit an auto-rickshaw on the Barapullah flyover in the national capital.

Around 1,921 people were fined for riding two-wheelers without helmets, 314 for triple-riding, 196 for drunk driving and 25 for dangerous driving, as per the data shared by the Delhi Police.

The officials said the Delhi Traffic Police had made elaborate arrangements to check incidents of drunk driving and over-speeding, among others, and ensure safety of motorists on the roads.

“The Delhi Traffic Police has made elaborate arrangements. Traffic police personnel will be deployed at major roads and intersections. Traffic teams will be deployed in different areas,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Vivek Kishore had earlier said.

“We request you all to follow traffic rules. Do not indulge in drunk driving and triple-riding on two-wheelers and riding without helmets,” he added.

The Delhi Police had earlier last year fined 3,282 people for traffic violations on Holi.

Out of the total 3,282 challans issued, 1,255 challans were issued to the people found riding without helmets, 170 challans for triple riding, 100 challans for drunk driving, 121 challans for dangerous driving and 1,636 challans were issued for other traffic-related violations.