Police launch drive to address rising number of unpaid challans
The Ambala and Kurukshetra police have initiated special campaigns to take action against traffic rule violators who fail to pay fine even after 90 days of the issue of challan. To address the rising number of unpaid challans, check-posts have been established and traffic rule violators are required to pay their fines on the spot. Otherwise, their vehicles are impounded.
According to the Kurukshetra police spokesman, a large number of people avoid paying fine due to which the number of unpaid challans are on the rise. Earlier, a public awareness drive was carried out to urge vehicle owners to clear their pending fines. But after seeing a lukewarm response, it was decided to adopt a stringent approach.
To address the issue, a special campaign has been launched in which, during the checking at the checkpoints, the details of the vehicles are fetched and in case of pending challans, the drivers are asked to pay the pending fines. In case they refuse, the vehicle is impounded.
As per the data obtained, there are over 27,470 pending challans. As part of the campaign, nearly 970 vehicles were checked. Of those, 157 were detained. Of the detained vehicles, as many as 66 have now paid their fines.
Kurukshetra Superintendent of Police Varun Singla said, “After a challan is issued, people delay paying their fine. People are requested to pay fine in time to avoid any inconvenience. The Police Department has been making people aware of the traffic rules and appeals to people to follow traffic norms.”
Similarly in Ambala, the vehicles with unpaid challans for long periods are being detained under Section 167(8) of the Central Motor Vehicles Act. The Ambala police have detained over 50 vehicles after checking 1,230 vehicles under the special drive. SHO Traffic Ambala Police Joginder Singh said, “Often after violating traffic rules, vehicles are challaned but people do not pay the fine on time. During the campaign, all types of vehicles are being stopped and checked. If traffic challan has not been paid, then that vehicle is detained. The drivers who pay the fine on the spot are let off.”
