Over 1000 vehicles seized for violating traffic norms

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
Last Updated : Nov 14 2015 | 6:13 PM IST
Authorities here have seized 1303 vehicles and charge-sheeted 16272 others in the last two months for violating traffic rules.
"In order to check the violations of different traffic rules, police has seized 1303 vehicles and charge-sheeted 16272 vehicles in the past two months," a police spokesman said today.
He said police has started a campaign through print, electronic and social media for making people aware of traffic rules and regulations.
"Police has also launched a week-long campaign for awareness of traffic rules," he said.
The drive is aimed at making public aware for obeying traffic rules by wearing seat belts and crash helmets and have proper documentations, fitness certificates of vehicles, avoiding wrong parking, overloading and over speeding, the spokesman said.
He said police has also requested the people particularly, the drivers and vehicle owners, to obey the traffic rules and co-operate with it for smooth and hassle free movement of traffic on roads.
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First Published: Nov 14 2015 | 6:13 PM IST

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