In a bizarre state of affairs, a traffic warden in India allegedly fined a man for not wearing a helmet while driving a car, reported Hindustan Times.
Bharatpur resident, Vishnu Sharma, 23, was fined INR200 by Rajhastan Police on December 1. Sharma told HT he was driving his van when he was stopped by the traffic cops on the Agra-Jaipur national highway for inspection. Constable Prahlad Singh then fined him for not wearing a helmet.
Singh, however, told HT that he mistakenly fined the man for not wearing a helmet. “I wanted to fine him for not using seat belt, but mistakenly wrote ‘not wearing helmet’,” he said.
After receiving the fine, however, the 23-year-old now uses a helmet while driving his car.
“I showed them all documents, but they insisted on imposing fine. I had fastened the seat belt,” he said.
“I don’t want to be fined again,” he said, when he was asked why he uses a helmet while driving a car.
Police officers have said they were not aware of any such fine. Uncha Nagla outpost in-charge Gambheer Singh said he was off duty for five days, but said he would inquire into how such a fine was issued.
Traffic police have started penalising bicycle-riders for using mobile phone while riding in Peshawar, South Punjab News reported.
A rider was handed down a 200 rupees challan for using mobile phone while riding a bicycle in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) capital on Sunday.
Speaking to South Punjab News, the rider said the police stopped him and handed down a fine of Rs200 for the reason he was completely unaware of.
On asking the reason, the traffic cop said he saw him using the cell phone while riding.
The challan, however, did not mention registration plate or license details that are necessary for issuing such fines.
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