As part of the drive to remove unauthorised name plates and stickers from vehicles, the Uttarakhand police have so far removed such name plates from 4805 vehicles and penalised users of 5649 vehicles across the state during the first fortnight of May alone. The Uttarakhand Police had earlier started a drive to remove unauthorised name plates from vehicles carrying state symbols or designations.
According to the information provided b the police headquarters, the drive is being undertaken actively in all the 13 districts of the state. As part the drive undertaken so far during the first fortnight of May, 3207 two wheelers and 2518 four wheelers were found carrying unauthorised name plates. Such illegal displays were removed from 4805 vehicles while the users of 5649 vehicles found with the same were issued challans and at least 100 vehicles bearing such illegal name plates were seized under the Motor Vehicles Act.
Topping the list of the illegal name plate holders, Dehradun has so far had the maximum number of vehicles which were caught with illegal name plates. A total of 625 two-wheelers, 446 four wheelers were found having unauthorised nameplates. In the campaign, 407 nameplates were removed and a total of 1245 challans were issued apart from which 64 vehicles were seized in the Dehradun district alone.
Speaking about the matter, Additional Director General of Police (Crime, law and Order) Ashok Kumar said that a thorough checking campaign was started in different parts of the state. Strict action by the officers was taken against those who had unauthorised designation plates on their vehicles. Also, police officials successfully removed nameplates and stickers from such vehicles. He added that the State Government too has prohibited writing of the department’s name or designation on the private vehicles but people are still putting up such plates for status symbols, which is strictly against the Motor Vehicle Act