Man Fined Rs 42,500 For Traffic Violations Walks Away Leaving His Scooter, As It Was Cheaper

A habitual road rule violator got the shock of his life when the traffic police in Bengaluru imposed on him a fine of Rs 42,500, on Friday.

During a regular inspection, a sub-inspector stopped Arun Kumar, a resident of Madivala in the city, and found that the motorist had been involved in 77 cases of rule violation.

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A two-metre-long challan was generated on the spot and handed over to Kumar, the police said.

After he was caught, Kumar told the cops that the two-wheeler which was a second-hand scooter was not even worth Rs 30,000 and so it made little sense for him to pay the penalty.

So instead of paying the fine, Kumar just left the spot leaving the two-wheeler

Sub-inspector Shivarajkumar Angadi said the vehicle has been impounded and will be auctioned as per rules if Kumar fails to pay the fine.

However, Kumar is not alone when it comes to getting caught by the cops for repeated traffic rule violations.

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In August, a Royal Enfield Bullet owner was caught by the traffic police in Bengaluru and he had 101 cases of traffic violations booked against him, in a span of 11 months.

The bike owner, identified as L Rajesh Kumar was asked to pay Rs 57,200 in fines.

These are not isolated cases, ever since the new Motor Vehicle Act came into effect last year, following which the fines for traffic violations went up drastically there have been many such cases.

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In January a 20-year-old man set his motorcycle on fire after he was fined by traffic police in Delhi.

In September 2019 too there was a similar incident when a Delhi man set his bike on fire after being challaned. He was fined more than Rs 11,000 for three violations: drunk driving, riding without a helmet and not carrying the registration certificate.

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Around the same time there a case in Gujarat where an auto driver attempted to kill himself after he was fined Rs 18,000 by the traffic police.

The driver, identified as Raju Solanki after he was found to be violating the new rules which says riders cannot wear ¡®hawaii chappals¡¯, flip flops or slippers while riding a two-wheeler with gears.