Bullet Owner Fined Rs 57,000 For 101 Traffic Challans Collected In Just A Year

Breaking traffic rules can have serious consequences and this young man from Bengaluru has hopefully learned that by now.

According to TOI, L Rajesh Kumar, owner of a Royal Enfield Bullet has been asked to pay up Rs 57,200 for 101 traffic violation cases booked against him in a period of just 11 months.

The 25-year old is a private company employee and has now been granted three days to cough up the fine and if he does pay up, it could be the highest penalty ever paid in the city.

His two-wheeler was seized by Adugodi traffic police who issued a notice to him to pay the fine with regard to the challans against him between September 12, 2019 and August 26, 2020.

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An investigating officer told TOI, ¡°If he fails to pay before Friday, we will refer the matter to court. Then he has to approach the court, pay the fine and get his vehicle released".

On Wednesday, Rajesh's bike was stopped by the Adugodi traffic cops for jumping a traffic signal. That is when they discovered that he already had six tickets against him since morning - three for jumping signal, two for violating one-way restrictions and one for not having a rear-view mirror.

However, the police was even more shocked to find out that he had 94 cases pending against him since September last year and he had failed to pay even one of them.

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The report further added that he had bought the bike in mid-2019. A resident of Eelctronics City, Rajesh travels on his bike every day to Whitefield to reach his place of work.

Most of the challans issued were recorded on the stretch between his house and office. A police officer said, ¡°More than 60 of the violations were committed post-April this year. Since there were fewer police personnel on the road due to COVID-19, Rajesh never wore a helmet. Forty-one cases of riding without helmet were booked against him."

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Knowing how to drive/ride isn't the only thing a person needs to run a vehicle. Following traffic rules is as important.

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