Under the directive of Brahmapur SP Anirudha Singh, the city traffic police led by its IIC Trilochan Swain have been checking the two- and four-wheeler vehicles since last four days to book the violators of traffic rules and MV norms.
The traffic police have registered as many as 158 cases and collected fines totalling about Rs 30,000 from the defaulters of law, sources revealed.
The traffic police through its PCR van have been making surprise check points in different traffic posts and strategic squares of the city to verify the documents and nab the culprits.
According to information, the traffic police detected the use of black glasses by 19 vehicle owners in violation of rules. Fines were also imposed on 32 motorbike riders for carrying more than two persons.
Forty-five persons were booked for using cell phones while driving; 22 drivers were booked for plying vehicles without having their number plates; and 34 vehicles were seized as the concerned had no driving licences and such other prescribed documents.