India, Jan. 9 -- In a strong example of citizen-led policing, five Pune residents were felicitated on Thursday by Pune commissioner of police Amitesh Kumar for reporting the highest number of traffic violations through the Pune Traffic Police (PTP) mobile application. These citizens, through consistent efforts, alerted police of traffic violations and followed it up till many of the violators paid fine.

Their recognition by the commissioner and other senior officials was part of National Road Safety Month, being observed from January 1 to January 31, 2026.

The awardees - Amit Sheth, Siraj Dokdiya, Amrit Sharma, Rohit Chavan and one citizen who chose to remain anonymous - have collectively submitted thousands of verified reports, leading...