Noida, Jan. 8 -- The number of fines issued for wrong-side driving and pollution-related offences rose in 2025 even as those issued for riding two-wheelers without wearing helmets accounted for over 50% of them, traffic police statistics released on Wednesday showed.

According to the traffic police data, "28,93,168 challans were issued in 2025, with riding two-wheelers without wearing helmets accounting for 50.7% (14,65,837) of the overall fines. But compared to 2024, it decreased by 14.2%, as 17,07,518 challans were issued earlier."

The data also showed that "120,087 challans were issued for pollution in 2025, while 48,082 were issued in 2024. Similarly, wrong-side driving violations also increased to 221,190by 28.8% in 2025."

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