Traffic police catch 11,134 for driving on wrong side
Hindustan TimesMUMBAI: Sunil Soumaya was booked by the Bandra police on Thursday after he was caught riding his motorcycle on the wrong side of the north-bound stretch from Turner Road towards Lucky Junction in Bandra west. HT Image Soumaya was caught by traffic constable Samir Yadav, who was posted at the junction as a part of a special drive against people driving on the wrong side of the road. In the past one week, the Mumbai traffic police have got 11,134 cases were recorded, 224 FIRs registered against drivers, who were on the wrong side of the road and referred 809 driving licences for suspension or cancellation to the Regional Transport Office. According to the traffic police officers, a special drive was conducted from April 6 to April 13 across the city against wrong side driving during which 11,134 cases were registered and an amount of ₹41.52 lakhs was recovered from the offenders. The traffic police officers said that they had been receiving several complaints of people driving on the wrong side.