SI arrested while accepting Rs 2,000 bribe to release seized driving licence in Bhubaneswar
9 months, 2 weeks ago

SI arrested while accepting Rs 2,000 bribe to release seized driving licence in Bhubaneswar

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: A sub-inspector here was allegedly caught red handed while accepting Rs 2,000 bribe from a person to hand him over his driving licence impounded for driving under the influence of alcohol. The accused, Priyabrata Pradhan, posted at Saheed Nagar police station, had demanded Rs 5,000 from the complainant to hand him over his seized driving licence. Sources said Saheed Nagar police had registered a case against the complainant around two days back for driving his car under the influence of alcohol. The city police are seizing vehicles of violators involved in offences - drunk driving, jumping red light, using mobile phone while driving and driving against the flow of traffic.

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Former hockey captain Prabodh Tirkey’s car seized for drunk driving in Odisha
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Former hockey captain Prabodh Tirkey’s car seized for drunk driving in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Former Indian hockey captain Prabodh Tirkey was reportedly found driving under the influence of alcohol during police checking at Omfed Square in the capital city late on Saturday night. Traffic police conducted Tirkey’s alcohol test during which his blood alcohol content was found to be around 115 mg/100 ml. In another development, a violator whose motorcycle was seized on …

Ludhiana: Cops asked to ensure suspension of licence for drunk driving
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Cops asked to ensure suspension of licence for drunk driving

Hindustan Times  

After the additional director general of police asked all district units to act tough against drunk drivers and those who use mobiles while driving, the police launched a drive to challan the violators. According to orders issued by ADGP traffic AS Rai to all police commissioners and senior superintendents of police, police were not suspending licences of offenders despite multiple …

217 vehicles seized for traffic violations in Bhubaneswar
6 months, 4 weeks ago

217 vehicles seized for traffic violations in Bhubaneswar

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The city police has seized more than 217 vehicles for traffic violations in the last two days. The vehicles were seized for drunk driving, wrong side driving and using mobile phones while driving from various parts of the capital on Friday and Saturday. Police sources said 105 vehicles were seized for drunk driving, 127 for driving on the wrong …

Citizens unhappy over ineffective campaign to check drink-driving cases
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Citizens unhappy over ineffective campaign to check drink-driving cases

Hindustan Times  

Citizens and activists claim that the Pune police campaigns against drunk driving has been ineffective. They said the data released by the police of action against 1,152 individuals for drunk driving in the past two and a half years is very less as thousands of youngsters and citizens of different age are seen visiting pubs and hotels across the city. …

Seizure Of Driving Licence By The Police Officer Not In Uniform Envisaged Under Section 130 Of The MV Act Is Illegal: Calcutta HC [Read Order]
4 years, 10 months ago

Seizure Of Driving Licence By The Police Officer Not In Uniform Envisaged Under Section 130 Of The MV Act Is Illegal: Calcutta HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court observed that seizure of driving license by the police officer not in uniform as envisaged in Section 130 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 as well as no acknowledgment under Section 206 of the said act is clearly illegal. Further, the petitioner also alleged that the two men who were claiming to be police personnel were …

153 challaned in Chandigarh for drunken driving on New Year’s Eve
5 years ago

153 challaned in Chandigarh for drunken driving on New Year’s Eve

Hindustan Times  

Traffic police challaned 153 people for drunken driving on New Year’s Eve. Twenty special nakas were set up across the city to check drunken driving besides 41 nakas on internal roads of the sectors and 12 around commercial centres. With penalties being hiked, especially for drunken driving, under the Motor Vehicles Act, many revellers opted for cabs or went for …

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