A whopping fine amount of Rs 1.06 crore was collected from traffic rule violators across the State under the amended Motor Vehicles Act in past 24 hours with police personnel and motor vehicle officials having issued challan to as many as 3,870 motorists.
A total of 126 persons were fined for triple riding on two-wheelers while 1,831 were caught for helmetless driving. A total of 48 persons were asked to pay penalty for talking over mobile while riding and 277 were fined for over-speeding.
Besides, 24 motorists were caught for drunken driving while 349 were fined for driving four-wheelers without wearing seatbelts. MV officials collected Rs 88 lakh from 1,758 motorists and police issued challans of Rs 18 lakh to 2,112 motorists. A Constable, Dilip Nag, working at the Bhuliapada police outpost in Dhanupali of Sambalpur was detained during a checking for driving under the influence of alcohol. Later, the district police authorities placed him under suspension. Notably, the State Government has begun strict implementation of the amended MV Act from March 1 after a relaxation period of six months.