You may lose licence for 3 months for breaking traffic rules in Maharashtra

The need for suspension, especially for ones using a mobile phone arises as more than 35,800 road crashes were reported in Maharashtra last year, which led to over 12,200 fatalities

Traffic violators may no longer be able to get away simply by paying a minimal fee to traffic officers for violations like speeding and using a mobile phone while driving. Such defaulters may not be able to drive their vehicles for three months from the time of being caught. 

According to The Times of India report, traffic controllers have sent out a memo to all traffic police branches in Maharashtra to implement the three-year-old government resolution stating a suspension of driving licence to those using mobile phones while driving. 

A ‘zero tolerance’ campaign has begun on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway and