New Delhi, May 12 -- Bengaluru traffic violation fines pinching you too hard? You may be shocked to know that the net collection from these fines is not "significant," or "much". That's what the city's senior IPS officers say.

Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath recently had a candid and free-wheeling interaction with two senior Bengaluru police officials on the city's traffic woes.

Driving his way through the city, with the Bengaluru Commissioner of Police B Dayananda and Joint Commissioner of Police MN Anucheth in his car, Kamath candidly asked how much the collection from traffic fines was.

Responding to Nikhil Kamath's question, Joint Commissioner of Police MN Anucheth estimated the amount to be Rs.150-170 crore.

When Kamath speculat...