Gurugram traffic police issues 1,216 challans under drink and drive crackdown
Gurugram Traffic Police has reportedly issued a total of 1,216 challans from July 1 to 20 under a special drive against 'Drink & Drive' offenders. The campaign led by IPS, Vikas Arora and DCP Traffic, Rajesh Mohan, is an effort to make the roads safer by maintaining law and order on the public roads. Drinking and driving leads to fatal road accidents and is punishable by law under Section 185 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988.
According to further details published by the Traffic Police department, about seven of these challans were issued to female drivers and one vehicle was impounded. A user also commented on the social media post made by the authority, raising concerns about people being allowed to drive after the challans. He wrote: 'The whole intent of this drive is no one should drink and drive. Even after challan, the person continues to drive his vehicle. Have you impounded all 1216 vehicles? If not, then challans are only helping the treasury."
๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ค & ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ซ๐ท๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ: ๐๐โ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐
Under the leadership of CP Sh. Vikas Arora, IPS and DCP Traffic @RajeshMohan102 , ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ conductedโฆ pic.twitter.com/imrFLvkCbZ โ Gurugram Traffic Police (@TrafficGGM) July 21, 2025 Drivers licenses suspended
Furthermore, the authorities also reported suspended driving licenses for drivers who have not paid challans for over 3 months. This move was first proposed in April, wherein the vehicle owners are required to settle traffic e-challans within three months or face suspension of their driving license. Also, the drivers who have accumulated three challans for jumping a red signal or dangerous driving in one financial year could see their driving licences suspended for at least three months. Besides this, the rule also calls for the linking of vehicle insurance premiums with traffic e-challans. Due to this, if a driver has two or more pending challans from the previous financial year, they might have to pay higher amounts of vehicle insurance premiums.
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The Police authorities of Gurugram suggest using public transport to go home if you are drunk. If unable to find a ride back, then ask a reliable sober person to drive you to your destination. According to the Gurugram Police website, 'The only safe option is not to drink if you plan to drive."
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