Over 300 cops challaned for violating traffic norms in Allahabad in five months

ALLAHABAD: Over 300 policemen including 25 traffic policemen were fined for not wearing helmet and carrying required documents while driving on streets as well as campus of reserve police lines from April 1 and August 15 this year.
Interestingly, superintendent of police (Traffic) Kuldeep Singh had challenged as many as 29 policemen on August 15 alone for not wearing helmet inside the campus of reserve police line during a surprise check and collected fine to the tune of Rs 22,700 from the errant policemen.
Singh told TOI that, "A special checking squad led by him had cracked a whip against policemen violating traffic rules and regulations inside reserve police lines campus on August 15 and issued challans to as many as 29 policemen including a traffic head constable who were driving bikes without wearing helmets." He added that drive was conducted on August 13 inside reserve police line campus and five errant traffic policemen were punished on spot.
Besides, more than 300 policemen including 25 traffic policemen and home guards were punished on spot by the senior police authorities for not wearing helmet and carrying DL\registration during checks between April 1 and August 15,2019.
Inside police line campus, it is mandatory to wear helmet while driving. Even boards asking policemen to wear helmet has been put on entry and exit gates and those having no helmet are not allowed to enter on reserve police line campus.
Interestingly, after being caught red handed for not wearing helmets, the SP rank police official apart from issuing challans to them also asked questions related to road safety. Those failed to reply were asked to study road safety norms and promise to follow the traffic norms strictly in their lives.
SP, meanwhile, said “Special traffic police teams have been deployed at 32 prominent crossings and inter sections to take stringent action against traffic violators and over 70,000 challans have been issued to violators in past four months.
He, however, admitted since the strict implementation of traffic rules, around 60 percent two wheeler riders were wearing helmets while driving on city streets. Similarly, over 50 percent car riders were also trying seat belts while driving.