India, June 30 -- Gurugram traffic police collected Rs.36.62 crore in fines between January 1 and June 25 this year, with the highest number of challans issued for pillion riders not wearing helmets, official data showed.

According to traffic police records, nearly 1.93 million challans were issued to pillion riders, contributing Rs.19.34 crore in fines. Over 1.49 million riders were fined for not wearing helmets, amounting to Rs.14.97 crore. Triple riding resulted in 22,977 challans and Rs.2.29 crore in penalties. Additionally, 437 bikers using illegal non-OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) silencers were fined Rs.43.7 lakh.

Public transport drivers were also penalised. Around 3,881 auto and taxi drivers were fined Rs.29.21 lakh for...