Friday, 29 SEPTEMBER 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Dehradun Police have issued challans worth over Rs 8.35 lakh and seized more than 200 vehicles so far this week on charges of rash driving, drunk driving and other traffic violations late at night. During the late hours of the past four days, the police seized a total of 167 vehicles for drunk driving and rash driving besides seizing 40 vehicles for traffic violations under the Motor Vehicles Act. The police issued over 600 challans for these violations and collected about Rs 6.56 lakh. Besides this, the police also took action against 745 people under the Police Act on charges of drinking in public places, hooliganism and raising ruckus in various public places of Dehradun. The police also collected a fine of about Rs 2.2 lakh from such offenders, said the Dehradun senior superintendent of police Ajai Singh. He said that all police stations in-charges have been directed to take action against those who create a ruckus in public places disturbing law and order, especially during the night. Following the order, all police station in-charges have been regularly conducting a checking campaign in their respective areas at night and in the wee hours. He said that though such campaigns are being run in every area, special attention is being given to those areas where chances of people gathering at night are higher who can possibly be involved in hooliganism and can commit other offences that can disturb law and order. He said that the police will continue this campaign to ensure people maintain law and order during the night as well.
