Chandigarh, Apr 18 (UNI) Haryana police has intensified its road safety campaign and issued a total of 10.14 lakh challans for traffic rule violations in the first quarter of 2025 from (January 1 to March 31).

This initiative by the police is a commendable step toward encouraging traffic rule compliance and reducing road accidents across the state, DGP Shatrujeet Kapur said on Friday.

According to data received from police headquarters, out of the total challans issued, 5.63 lakh were through CCTV cameras, 4.50 lakh via e-challan machines, and only 6 challans were issued manually. This clearly indicates that Haryana police is steadily moving towards making the challan system fully technology-driven.

The highest number of challans were issued for riding without a helmet, is 2.82 lakh. This was followed by overspeeding cases at 1.98 lakh, absence of pollution control certificate at 1.32 lakh, lack of third-party insurance at 1.12 lakh, wrong parking at 1.26 lakh, and driving in the wrong direction at 1.10 lakh.

The DGP has appealed to the public to follow traffic rules. He stated that this action by Haryana police aims to ensure traffic rule compliance. “Our objective is not to punish anyone, but to control road accidents and raise awareness about traffic rules,' Kapur said.

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