Mysuru Traffic Police Crack Down on Defective Silencers

Mysuru city traffic police, under the leadership of Commissioner Seema Latkar and DCP (Crime and Traffic) S Jahnavi, have launched an intensified drive to regulate traffic and address the issue of defective silencers on two-wheelers. The four-day special drive, running from August 31 to September 3, has seen significant action against such vehicles.

Intensive Measures and Record Seizures

During this drive, the police have registered cases against 94 vehicles under the Indian Motor Vehicles Act, leading to their seizure. This brings the total number of cases booked this year to 217. In a symbolic and practical move, Commissioner Seema Latkar oversaw the destruction of these defective silencers near the Siddarthanagar traffic police station on Wednesday. Despite the efforts of a road roller, many silencers, costing between Rs 30,000 and Rs 1,30,000 each, could not be crushed even after repeated attempts.

Broader Enforcement Efforts

DCP Jahnavi stated, “We are conducting these special drives across all traffic police station limits and will continue to do so in the future.” The drive focused on various traffic violations, including defective silencers, has also tackled issues such as defective registration number plates and speeding.

Detailed Case Breakdown

According to ACP Mysuru City Traffic H Parashuramappa, the special drive led to:

11 cases under Devaraja Traffic police station limits
19 cases under Krishna Raja traffic
14 cases under Narasimharaja
15 cases under Siddarthanagar
35 cases under VV Puram traffic police station limits

From January to August this year, the police have handled:

26 cases in Devaraja
40 cases in Krishna Raja
51 cases in Narasimharaja
37 cases in Siddarthanagar
63 cases in VV Puram

Comprehensive Traffic Violation Statistics

The Mysuru traffic police have also booked over 10 lakh cases for various traffic violations this year, including:

1,248 cases for drunken driving
18,213 cases for speeding
16,129 cases for using mobile phones while driving
6,35,784 cases for riding without helmets
2,30,860 cases for not wearing seat belts
477 cases for reckless driving
1,012 cases for using high beam lights
25,067 cases for lane discipline violations
3,186 cases for defective registration number plates
12,692 cases for driving in no entry/wrong ways
23,599 cases for triple riding
3,08,635 cases for pillion riders without helmets
41 cases for riding on footpaths