Doctor gets 14 traffic notices
04/12/2019 , Special Correspondent, Bengaluru
A doctor received 14 notices from the Traffic Management Centre (TMC) for violations that he did not commit. It was only when he approached the centre did the police realise that the notices had been sent to the wrong address because of an error in the registration number on a scooter. The incident came to light when Sanjay G.R. approached the TMC challenging the notices. After verification, the police concluded that someone was misusing the registration number and sounded an alert to the traffic police.
After analysing videos from across the city, Assistant sub-inspector Ravi Kumar and constable Allabakash, attached to the TMC, zeroed in on one motorist who frequently rode on Tannery Road, where most of the violations were reported. They intercepted the rider on Monday.
Ravikanthe Gowda B.R., Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), said the owner, Sheikh Wasim, had a scooter with the same colour as that of the doctor’s vehicle. He had bought it three months ago and got the registration done through a middleman from the RTO. The middlemen gave him a registration number that originally belonged to Dr. Sanjay. All the letters and numbers were the same, barring one numeral.
Wasim got a number plate made with the given number but did not bother to cross-check it with the RC smart card, which had the correct number. “Wasim admitted to the mistake and even paid the penalty of ₹2,600 for 14 traffic violations,” said a senior police officer.
04/12/2019 , Special Correspondent, Bengaluru
A doctor received 14 notices from the Traffic Management Centre (TMC) for violations that he did not commit. It was only when he approached the centre did the police realise that the notices had been sent to the wrong address because of an error in the registration number on a scooter. The incident came to light when Sanjay G.R. approached the TMC challenging the notices. After verification, the police concluded that someone was misusing the registration number and sounded an alert to the traffic police.
After analysing videos from across the city, Assistant sub-inspector Ravi Kumar and constable Allabakash, attached to the TMC, zeroed in on one motorist who frequently rode on Tannery Road, where most of the violations were reported. They intercepted the rider on Monday.
Ravikanthe Gowda B.R., Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), said the owner, Sheikh Wasim, had a scooter with the same colour as that of the doctor’s vehicle. He had bought it three months ago and got the registration done through a middleman from the RTO. The middlemen gave him a registration number that originally belonged to Dr. Sanjay. All the letters and numbers were the same, barring one numeral.
Wasim got a number plate made with the given number but did not bother to cross-check it with the RC smart card, which had the correct number. “Wasim admitted to the mistake and even paid the penalty of ₹2,600 for 14 traffic violations,” said a senior police officer.
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