India, Feb. 23 -- Police have taken action against more than 2,400 vehicle owners in 2024 for fitting modified silencers in motorcycles, said officials.

Deputy commissioner of police (zone 5) Rajkumar Shinde has ordered a strict crackdown on modified exhaust systems, citing their role in excessive noise pollution. On Saturday, Loni Kalbhor police seized 22 Bullet motorcycles for using modified silencers.

According to officials, these altered silencers produce sound levels far beyond permissible limits, severely affecting residential areas, particularly in neighbourhoods like Loni Kalbhor, Wagholi, Kharadi, Mundhwa, Hadapsar, Sayyadnagar, Mohammadnagar, NIBM Annexe, Kondhwa, and Kalyaninagar in Eastern Pune.

Western Pune also faces simi...