Owner of car fined for violating helmet rule

The BJP State media in-charge S Prakash has received a challan from the Bengaluru Traffic Police that he has to a pay a fine of Rs 100 for traffic rule violation.

The rule he violated, according to the computer-generated challan, is that the pillion rider in his car was not wearing a helmet.  “The registration number of my car is KA 04 MP 7257 and the same is printed in the challan. The mistake should be rectified immediately. If this is the case, then imagine how many more people may have received such faulty challans,” said Prakash, a Malleswaram resident.

The challan mentioned that the pillion rider was caught not wearing helmet on February 3, 2016 near Basaveshwara Circle. However, the challan also mentions that the vehicle is a car.

When contacted, a senior police officer said that it was a technical mistake.
“We will ask the official concerned to look into it. Mistakes happen and we will correct them,” he added.