Man in Delhi fined for Rs 23K for violating traffic rules with 15k Scooty

New Delhi: In a bizarre incident, a Delhi man has been fined for at least Rs 23,000 for riding a bike without wearing a helmet and also for not carrying valid important documents.

Gurugram Police issued the man, identified as Dinesh Madan, a challan on Monday for not carrying the documents including his driving license, registration certificate and the pollution certificate.

According to the challan copy accessed by a news agency, Madan was riding without his license for which he was fined Rs 5,000 for not producing his Registration Certificate, Rs 2,000 for not having third-party insurance, Rs 10,000 for violating air pollution standards and another Rs 1,000 for not wearing a helmet.

A resident of Geeta Colony in East Delhi, Madan was issued the challan opposite the district court in Gurugram.

"As Madan was not wearing his helmet, he was stopped by the on-duty traffic personnel. He was unable to produce his documents when asked. Hence, the challan was an issue," the traffic police officer at the location said.

Madan, however, said that he had not violated any traffic rule and the amount was hefty.

On the other hand, Madan told the media that, "I have not violated any traffic rules. They asked me to produce the documents in 10 minutes, which was impossible. They stopped me for not wearing the helmet and said that I have been penalized Rs 1,000 for that.”

"I wasn't wearing a helmet and didn't have a Registration Certificate (RC). Traffic policeman asked me to give him my scooty's key but I denied. Immediately he printed a challan of Rs 23,000 and seized my vehicle. Value of my Scooty is around Rs 15,000. I even got a copy of RC on WhatsApp from home but by then the challan had been printed. The amount could have been less if the police waited for a while. I want that fine should be relaxed. From now on I will always carry my documents," Madan told the news agency.

It may be mentioned that Madan's penalty got heftier because the amended Motor Vehicles Act got implemented from 1 September.

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