The Delhi Traffic Police conducted a two-hour drive against traffic violation on Thursday at a three-odd kilometers stretch in north Delhi which led to a total of 701 prosecutions. During the drive, 32 e-rickshaws were impounded and five people were arrested for rash driving.
Of the 701 prosecutions, as many as 563 were cases of riding without helmets and 44 cases of jumping red lights. “In case of e-rickshaws, none of the 32 had valid registration numbers,” said Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Muktesh Chander.
Also five motorists were arrested and their vehicles impounded under Section 279 (rash driving) of IPC.
“The drive, which is a part of Operation Chakravyuh launched by Delhi Traffic Police, was conducted on the stretch between Azad Market Chowk and Roshanara Road intersection. Police collected around Rs 72,500 through challans issued in the two hour drive,” Chander added.
The first exercise under the initiative was conducted on a November 15 at a traffic intersection in lutyens’ Zone where as many as 170 traffic violators were prosecuted.