Gurugram, Oct 13 The Gurugram Traffic Police has impounded a truck carrying 242 pending traffic challans amounting to Rs 35.43 lakh on Tuesday, officials said.
The vehicle was seized during a checking drive near Bilaspur Chowk after its driver failed to produce the required documents, police said.
According to police, the traffic police has been conducting special enforcement drives against motorists violating traffic rules and taking action under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against vehicle owners who have failed to clear their pending challans.
During routine checking on Tuesday, Assistant Sub-Inspector Prashant, the zonal officer at Bilaspur Chowk, stopped the truck and asked the driver to produce its documents. The driver failed to do so, police said.
An inspection revealed 242 pending challans against the vehicle under various provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, carrying a total penalty of Rs 35,43,800. The truck was impounded in accordance with the law, a senior traffic police officer said.
Gurugram Traffic Police spokesperson Vikas Verma appealed to vehicle owners and drivers to follow traffic rules, keep documents such as valid insurance and Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates up to date, and pay pending challans on time.
Adherence to traffic rules is essential to preventing road accidents and ensuring the safety of all road users, he said.
(PTI News)
