India, Feb. 13 -- In a city-wide crackdown on traffic violators, the Pune city traffic police penalised 2,329 triple-seat riders and collected Rs.43,52,800 in fines during a two-day operation on February 10-11. The special drive, which also saw the impounding of 1,380 vehicles, was followed by a mandatory counseling session at the Shivajinagar police headquarters for over 1,000 offenders on the life-threatening risks of such violations.

A total of 30 traffic divisions and 44 police stations participated in the synchronised action across major squares and heavy-traffic zones. Besides triple-riding, the police also took action against 10,875 vehicles for various other traffic rule violations.

On Feb 11, the focus was on awareness. During ...