Parmesh S JAIN
On Tuesday as many as four shop keepers including hotelier and bike mechanic shops have been booked as goods have been seized besides filing a case against them.
The police have released their goods after obtaining bond value from ₹ 50,000 to ₹ 1 lakh.
If they found repeating the offence, they will be arrested produced before the court to recover the fine from them.
Traffic West Division,of Bengaluru Traffic police under the leadership and able guidance of DCP Traffic West,Kuldeep Kumar R Jain and his team have launched a special drive against footpath encroachment in and around the city and booking repeat offender for causing danger and obstructing public way or public line of navigation.
The traders who signed a bond of Rs.1 lakh were operating on sidewalls of chickpet,Magadi road and Jayanagar.
The traffic police step up patrolling on the main roads in their jurisdiction and cleared encroachment and vehicles parked on the footpath.
The police also recorded the violations and gave first warning to the encroachers.
Its a continuous efforts to clear footpath encroachment based on high court directions,a senior police officer said adding that the first time offenders are warned but the repeat offenders will be booked under section 283 of IPC and action be initiated under section 107 of the Cr PC, he said .
It may be recalled that the High court based on a Writ Petition in 2019 cracked a whip on the traffic police on footpath encroachment by shop keepers which is endangering pedestrian safety. The court directed the police to take action and ensure footpath are cleared from encroachment.
Two wheeling cases in Bengaluru:
Meanwhile in Bengaluru,IPS officer,Kuldeep Kumar R Jain,the DCP traffic West Division informed that the police has registered two separate cases of wheeling,one in K S Layout and the other in Byatarayanapura traffic police station limits in the city on Tuesday.
Two separate cases of wheeling cases booked @kslayoutrfps and @bypuratraffic.Wheeling is a dangerous menace of risking life by stunt on road. Only reason is to impress others by uploading on social media.Bonds would be taken from their parents for not involving in such act,” he wrote on Twitter.
K S Layout traffic cops also posted about the crime, saying the accused is identified as an 18-year-old youth called Rizwan, who was found wheeling near the Avalahalli Royal County. A case has been registered against him under sections 279 and 189 of the IPC, they added.
