Cops not to challan residents with expired driving licence

Ludhiana: The Ludhiana police has decided to slacken the rules when it comes to expired driving licences, vehicle pollution certificate and vehicle insurance due to Covid-19 outbreak.
Ludhiana police commissioner (CP) Rakesh Agarwal on his Facebook live session on Friday evening said people will not be challaned for these. The top cop also said soon they are roping in 300 people, from different NGOs and localities, for creating awareness in the markets and localities. They will be called ‘ambassadors’. The market associations and residential associations will be awarded according to their performance.
CP Agrawal also said the police will issue challans for not wearing masks to the violators, but will also give them a free mask to wear, so that they will realise the importance of the masks.
During the live session, the residents also asked the top cop for issuing on the spot challans to the violators, so that the violators will not stand in queues in regional transport office to pay the fine.
CP also said as some of the people have not renewed their driving licence, pollution certificates and insurance of their vehicles amid lockdown, they will be given some time to do the same.
On a query of a resident, that if people have to visit police stations to give compliants, Agarwal said residents should prefer sending online complaints on cp.ldh.police@punjab.gov.in in emergency cases, they can visit police stations too. He added that the police have made a system and such complaints will be processed the same day of receiving. The complainant will receive information on the progress on his complaint via email or text message.
Agrawal also appealed the people to download Cova Punjab app in their phones and to join Mission Fateh warrior drive and get rewarded by the government by making people aware about social distancing.