Delhi traffic police starts drive to mandate rear seat belts, 17 fined

After Cyrus Mistry's death, road minister Nitin Gadkari told Business Standard that the ministry will soon tighten the noose around the travellers who do not wear a rear seat belt

Just days after the death of former Tata Group chief Cyrus Mistry in a road accident near Maharashtra's Palghar, Delhi Traffic Police has started issuing challans for passengers not wearing a seat belt in the rear seats of cars. On Wednesday, 17 offenders were fined. 

 

"A total of 17 court challans were issued during the drive from 11 am to 1 pm under