Nearly 10 lakh persons booked for violating traffic rules

Sunday , Jul 05, 2009
source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Cracking its whip on those flouting traffic rules, the Delhi Police has booked nearly 10 lakh persons in the last six months, which is over 50% more than such cases registered in the same period last year.

Number of cases has increased significantly in all categories of offences like stop line violation, red light jumping, dangerous driving, improper parking, defective number plates, use of tinted glass, absence of head/rear light, drunken driving and over-speeding.

While 15,679 cases of stop line violation were registered till June last year, the number touched 29,315 during the same period this year. While maximum 2,52,840 cases of red light jumping were recorded till June last year, the number went up to 3,35,591 this year, Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal said. Similarly, the number of offences of improper parking increased from 1,55,333 to 2,91,441 this year till June 30. The total cases increased from 6,16,907 in first six months in 2008 to 9,87,063 in last six months. Police have issued challans to 17,13,316 violators against 11,39,020 last year. Similarly, traffic prosecutions have increased from 16,21,074 last year to 23,34,783 this year. Vehicle wise prosecutions have increased from 11,39,020 to 17,13,316 in this period.