Bizarre! Man In Uttar Pradesh Challaned For Not Wearing Helmet While Driving Car
IANS | 18 Feb 2020 08:17 PM (IST)
The matter came to light after the vehicle owner, Prashant Tiwari of Manna Gaon in Hamirpur district, received an e-challan on his mobile phone.
In a similar case that took place last year, a man in Aligarh was given an e-challan for not wearing a helmet, while driving. (Image: ANI)
Hamirpur: The Uttar Pradesh Police has fined a man for driving a car without wearing a helmet! The matter came to light after the vehicle owner, Prashant Tiwari of Manna Gaon in Hamirpur district, received an e-challan on his mobile phone. In the message, the RTO informed Tiwari that he had been fined Rs 500 for driving his four-wheeler, a Mahindra Bolero car, without a helmet on November 30 last year. Earlier, one Piyush Varshney had claimed that he had started wearing a helmet while driving his car after he was fined for not wearing one. This incident took place in Kanpur. He had received an e-challan of Rs 500 on August 27 for not wearing a helmet while driving his four-wheeler. In protest, he has started a black helmet every day while driving. The traffic police in Uttar Pradesh have gone into overdrive after the new rules came into force, following the amended Motor Vehicles Act.