Tk 25.45 lakh realized as fine for traffic rule violations

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Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a daylong drive on Sunday filed 2965 cases on charges of traffic rule violation.

Traffic division in their simultaneous drives on the city streets also realised over Taka 25.45 lakh as fine, said an official release.

As many as 326 cases were lodged for driving on the wrong sides, 82 other cases for using hydraulic horn, nine for using hotter and beckon light and 10 others for using tinted glass.

Some 71 cases, including 36 video cases, were lodged against drivers of different modes of vehicles on charges of talking over mobile phone while they were driving.

It also dumped 30 vehicles and wrecked 640 others.

Besides, 834 cases were lodged against motorcycles and 50 others were seized for the traffic rule violations.