‘Trafficop’ op on Blackberries brings 24 violators in the dock

“Licences of those offenders,who fail to report at the RTO,will be cancelled automatically and their details registered in the computer system,which means,they may not get a fresh licence,” he said.

Patil said that ‘trafficop’ movement has also helped the police in nabbing criminals. “Suspects in a rioting case at Hadapsar were nabbed as the details of their vehicles were available in our Blackberry phones. Similarly,accused in a murder attempt case at Faraskhana police station were also arrested,” he said.

Soon,the police will upgrade the details of autorickshaws that have procured the passing certificate from the RTO,in the Blackberry phones. It will help trace illegally plying autorickshaws.

Fact sheet

75,227 offences have been registered by the Trafficcop using Blackberry phones,between Nov 11 and Jan 5

537 violated traffic rules twice

24 violated traffic rules thrice

Stolen vehicles traced

THE Blackberry phones carrying the information of all registered vehicles in the city have helped the city police in identifying the owners of the abandoned vehicles. In a drive launched by additional commissioner of police Dhananjay Kamlakar,the police team led by inspector Arvind Gokule verified the details of 50 discarded vehicles in the jurisdiction of Chatuhshrungi police station. It was also found that 17 discarded vehicles were stolen from jurisdictions of 11 police stations. Name and the address of the owners of 33 vehicles was also easily traced through Blackberry phones.