<p>An act of imposing a fine on an electric scooter owner for not producing pollution under control (PUC) certificate has put a Kerala police team in trouble as they are being subjected to trolls on social media.</p>.<p>Police claimed it was a typo while issuing a traffic offence ticket of Rs 250 by a police crew in Malappuram district that had made them land in a soup.</p>.<p>The incident occurred when the crew intercepted vehicles and booked traffic offenders in Neelanchery under the Karuvarakundu police station last week.</p>.<p>A police officer said the person who rode the electric scooter failed to produce his driving licence.</p>.<p>"He neither had a printed document nor a soft copy of his licence. However, while issuing the ticket, the officer typed a wrong offence number in the machine and a PUC offence ticket came out," he said.</p>.<p>On the need for a driving licence for electric scooters, he said it is required for those two-wheelers to have a registration number.</p>.<p>The penalty of not having a driving licence is huge, he added.</p>.<p>However, it is surprising that the police officer who had collected the amount did not notice the error committed by himself or another officer, who booked a vehicle for a serious offence like riding without a driving licence and let the offender go by paying for the least violation of no PUC certificate.</p>.<p>Police sources said officials often fine the offenders for a reduced penalty in response to pleading by the commuters. </p>
<p>An act of imposing a fine on an electric scooter owner for not producing pollution under control (PUC) certificate has put a Kerala police team in trouble as they are being subjected to trolls on social media.</p>.<p>Police claimed it was a typo while issuing a traffic offence ticket of Rs 250 by a police crew in Malappuram district that had made them land in a soup.</p>.<p>The incident occurred when the crew intercepted vehicles and booked traffic offenders in Neelanchery under the Karuvarakundu police station last week.</p>.<p>A police officer said the person who rode the electric scooter failed to produce his driving licence.</p>.<p>"He neither had a printed document nor a soft copy of his licence. However, while issuing the ticket, the officer typed a wrong offence number in the machine and a PUC offence ticket came out," he said.</p>.<p>On the need for a driving licence for electric scooters, he said it is required for those two-wheelers to have a registration number.</p>.<p>The penalty of not having a driving licence is huge, he added.</p>.<p>However, it is surprising that the police officer who had collected the amount did not notice the error committed by himself or another officer, who booked a vehicle for a serious offence like riding without a driving licence and let the offender go by paying for the least violation of no PUC certificate.</p>.<p>Police sources said officials often fine the offenders for a reduced penalty in response to pleading by the commuters. </p>