Traffic Police Rural Kashmir go hammer and tongs against rule breakers

Ganderbal, Jan 2: In its intensified drive against the traffic violations, the department of Traffic Rural Kashmir have issued at least 410599 challans for traffic rule violations in different districts of Kashmir under its jurisdiction during the year 2024.

As per the official figures available with Greater Kashmir, the Traffic Police Rural Kashmir have issued 410599 challans for various traffic violations in different areas of Kashmir till December 30. These include 157400 court challans and 253199 compound challans.

As per the data, the Traffic Police Rural have generated revenue of Rs 123980331 as total fine from 1 January 2024 to 30 December 2024.

Out of this total fine Rs 7294381 is court fine while Rs 116587400 is the compound fine, besides Rs 98550 are crane charges.

Traffic police have also seized 3479 vehicles during the period. Among these 1523 are two wheelers, 87 three wheelers and 1869 four wheelers.

In addition to it, the traffic police have recommended suspension or cancellation of about 37 driving licenses, 815 registration certificates and 44 route permits for various traffic violations. Also Rs 3827000 has been realised as HSRP fine, the official figures reveal.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Traffic Rural Kashmir, Ravinder Pal Singh attributed an increase in challans under certain categories mainly due to enforcement with the help of the technology which, he says, is helping the police in capturing violations easily.

SSP said that to ensure the safety of motorists and pedestrians, the Traffic Police shall take stringent actions against incidents of rash driving and other such traffic violations.

"The two-wheeler riders are advised to wear crash helmets and avoid triple riding, besides not indulging in reckless, dangerous, and zigzag driving," SSP told Greater Kashmir.

SSP Traffic Rural Kashmir said that fatalities and the incidents of accidents remained low as compared to the year 2023. SSP said that these are through the efforts and determination of the whole team.

SSP said that a crackdown against stunt riding and other traffic violations will be stepped up and that the offenders, who put others' lives in danger in addition to their own, will be taken to task. He said besides ignoring traffic rules, underage drivers also drive recklessly on roads, endangering theirs as well as other road users' lives.

“We will take swift action against underage driving and those without driving licenses would be summoned along with parents for counseling, and the vehicles will be seized,” he added.