Ludhiana: Police to ensure driving licence withdrawal for drunk driving

After the Deputy Director General of Police (ADGP) asked all district units to crack down on drunk drivers and those using mobile phones while driving, the police launched a drive to punish the violators.

He stressed that these violations can lead to a driving license suspension of at least three months.

The ADGP instructed the police to send a report to headquarters with the figures regarding the driving licence revoked due to the violation.

The orders were issued after the chief secretary reprimanded officials for failing to take action against traffic offenders at a meeting on July 8.

Following the instructions of ADGP Traffic AS Rai to all police superintendents and senior police superintendents (SSPs), the police did not confiscate the driving licenses of the offenders despite repeated warnings.

The ADGP asked the officials to comply with the instructions and send a report of the action taken to the headquarters.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (ACP Traffic) Charanjiv Lamba said that under the regulations, police will suspend the driving licences of violators for three months if they use a mobile phone while driving, ignore traffic lights, ride three-wheelers, drive while drunk, drive too fast or are overloaded.

He added that in case of using mobile phones while driving and drunk driving, the violators will have to pay ₹5,000 as a fine. In the case of drunk driving and speeding, offenders must pay social security benefits and face fines and the withdrawal of their driving license.

In further orders, the ADGP ordered that the traffic police must not harass travellers if they attach luggage racks to the roof of vehicles, including commercial vehicles.

The ADGP ordered traffic officials to issue tickets to people who stick their heads out of the sunroofs of their vehicles.