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On the occasion of Janmashtami, Mumbai traffic police penalised 13,145 people for allegedly violating various traffic norms such as triple seat riding, riding without helmets and illegally parking vehicles at public places. The officials said that a collective fine of over Rs 1.05 crore has been imposed on all the violators on Tuesday.
According to the data released by the traffic police, 2,791 individuals were fined for riding without helmets while around a thousand motorists were fined for jumping signals.
“We have about 2300 personnel in the traffic department and every division has two to three challan machines. While the personnel were deployed to ensure smooth movement of vehicles across the city, special squads were also deployed to look after the violations,” said a senior traffic police officer.
The statistics also show that 3,185 people were penalised for causing danger and inconvenience to others by parking and abandoning their vehicle in public places.
Another 1,221 were fined for refusing to ply passengers, as 339 other drivers were punished for ferrying passengers more than permitted.
“We have also booked 290 riders for triple seat riding, 85 motorists were fined for not following the order stated by a police official while 3,810 other actions were taken under the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act,” said an officer.
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