Tightening its noose around the wayward auto rickshaw drivers in the national Capital, Delhi Traffic Police have sent challan notices to 648 auto drivers. The notices have been sent on the complaints of refusing to ferry passengers and overcharging.
Out of these, 188 cases are in different courts for settlement. The police had initiated a stringent drive against the errant auto drivers in the city who can be slapped with a penalty up to `5,000 for the first violation and up to `10,000 for the second and subsequent violations.
Once the challan notice is sent to the offenders, a 15 day time period has to be given before the matter reaches the local court for settlement. “The action for overcharging and refusing passengers is taken under section 66 (1)/192 of the motor vehicle act, where the violators can face a penalty ranging from `2,000 to `5,000. The defaulters are booked under the violation of the permit conditions. For the repeat offenders of the same, the penalty is increased and can range from `5,000 to `10,000. The challan notices are sent under Section 133 of MV Act,” said additional commissioner of police (traffic) Anil Shukla.