Mohali, April 3 -- Almost a month after the launch of e-challans using CCTV cameras installed under the City Surveillance and Traffic Management System in Mohali, of the total 56,000 challans, nearly 60% are issued to bikers for riding without helmets.

Of the total 56,000 challans issued through the third eye by the Mohali Police till date post inauguration by Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on March 6, maximum 32,159 two-wheelers have been challaned for driving without helmets.

The stats support the 2022 report of the ministry of road transport and highways (MORTH) according to which two-wheelers (42.9%) accounted for the highest share of the total accidents happened in million plus cities in 2022 followed by pedestrian (19.6 %), c...