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.
Bizarre! Man In Uttar Pradesh Challaned For Not Wearing Helmet While Driving Car
IANS
Updated at:
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)
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