Intensive drives under way against traffic violations: Mangaluru City Traffic Police

Intensive drives under way against traffic violations: Mangaluru City Traffic Police

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, July 28, 2025: The Mangaluru City Traffic Police on Sunday said intensive drives were being conducted against traffic violations in the Commissionerate limits by booking cases and imposing fines.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Traffic) K. Ravishankar was responding to complaints of violations at the SC/ST grievances redressal meeting here.

Reacting to activist Jagadish Pandeshwara’s complaints of students riding two-wheelers without helmet in Pandeshwara and surrounding areas, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Najma Farooqi said that 78 cases of ‘riding without a helmet’ have been booked by the Mangaluru Traffic South Police in July and ₹38,600 fine was collected. The traffic east police booked 25 cases of triple-riding and riding without helmets.

Besides, 655 cases were registered for riding without helmet through the Integrated Traffic Management System cameras, while 49 such cases were booked through Field Traffic Violation Report (FTVR). The traffic south station inspector said that 113 traffic violation cases were booked in Ullal area, along with 213 violations recorded through FTVR.

Unauthorised market

Activist Girish Kumar voiced concern over unauthorised vegetable markets operating under the Thokkottu Flyover on Panvel-Kochi National Highway 66. Besides causing hygiene concerns, such operations also affect vehicular movement on the service roads, he said.

Mr. Kumar appreciated the police guidelines barring the use of DJ music during processions and public functions. Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy said violators would be booked under the relevant provisions of Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita. He also said public can call 112 to complain about the nuisance