India, Jan. 29 -- The Gurugram traffic police had conducted a special drive against vehicles without registration plates earlier this month, said officials on Wednesday.

The drive was aimed at preventing unregulated movement of heavy, large commercial goods, commercial vehicles and trucks, that fail to comply with the norms, they added.

Deputy commissioner of police (Traffic) Dr Rajesh Mohan said around 10,568 challans have been issued since January 1 against motorists found without any regular or high security registration plates (HSRPs).

The HSRP has a unique registration number and is designed to be tamper-proof, theft-resistant, and durable.

"Through awareness campaigns, we have been appealing commuters to install HSRP to help law...