Bhubaneswar: An auto-rickshaw owner and its driver felt the heat of the revised traffic rules when they were fined a whooping Rs 47,500 by the Regional Transport Office (RTO) here for violating traffic rules on Wednesday.
The challan was issued against Nayagarh resident Kanduri Khatua, the owner of vehicle bearing number plate OR02AQ-2243), and driver Haribandhu Kanhar of Badagad. Haribandhu was reportedly intercepted for drunken driving near Acharya Vihar Square in the city.
According to the challan, the penalty includes:
Initially, the driver was penalised for driving in an inebriated state. Haribandhu was later slapped with the hefty fine of Rs 47,500 when he failed to produce the mandatory documents.
In an attempt to improve road safety, the Centre has implemented revised traffic rules from September 1. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which was passed in Parliament last month, attracts harsher penalties for traffic violations.
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