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Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) booked 12,207 cases of one-way driving violations implicit 4 days during a peculiar enforcement drive.
According to the data, the highest fig of cases was booked successful the East Division with 3,140 cases, followed by the North Division (2,955), South Division (2,904), and West Division (2,308).
The BTP launched the thrust aft past year’s (2025) ASTraM information revealed an summation successful one-way driving violations, with respective videos besides circulating connected societal media, prompting calls for constabulary action.
A elder constabulary serviceman said that unless regular peculiar drives are conducted and enforcement is tightened, specified violations would proceed to rise. “Therefore, a peculiar thrust was launched,” the serviceman said. The BTP is besides readying to widen the peculiar thrust to helmetless riding and postulation violations that are witnessed often successful the city.
Towing
Further, the BTP is preparing to restart towing operations. Three divisions person already received towing vehicles, and 1 much part is expected to person them soon.
“We are awaiting the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) order. The constabulary person made each arrangements, and erstwhile the circular is issued, we volition statesman enforcement,” the serviceman told The Hindu.
The elder serviceman added that the BTP volition besides clasp different gathering with companies located on the Outer Ring Road successful the East Division to sermon the implementation of respective measures. This determination follows the metropolis being ranked 2nd among the astir congested cities successful the world, according to the TomTom Traffic Index.
