GURGAON: In response to complaints received during nighttime vehicle checks, the deputy commissioner of Police (DCP) Traffic in Gurugram has issued new guidelines. These guidelines instruct that no challans should be issued to vehicles at night to prevent any inconvenience to drivers.
The DCP Traffic specified that if issuing a challan is absolutely necessary, it should only be done after acquiring permission from higher authorities.
DCP Traffic's letter to traffic inspectors, dated May 28, reads: "Traffic Inspectors are ordered to command all the employees appointed under them in their jurisdiction that no vehicle should be stopped at night and no challan should be issued.
If it is very necessary to issue a challan to a driver as per the M.V. Act, in that situation, the challan of that vehicle should be issued as per rules only after bringing it to the notice of the concerned gazetted officer/undersigned and obtaining permission."
The DCP also cautioned that strict action would be taken against any policeman who does not adhere to these rules.
"The orders should be strictly followed. In case of negligence and carelessness, strict departmental action will be taken against the concerned
traffic police
officer as per rules with immediate effect," the letter warned.
This decision aims to ensure smooth traffic flow in Gurugram during the night and to mitigate the inconveniences faced by the public on the roads.
The letter highlights that while nighttime traffic police were deployed to assist people, complaints emerged that they were stopping vehicles unnecessarily and issuing unwarranted challans.
"It has come to the notice of the undersigned that the traffic police personnel deployed at night are unnecessarily stopping the vehicles of common people and harassing them and are also unnecessarily issuing challans for vehicles," the letter noted.
The DCP explained that the primary role of nighttime traffic personnel is to assist people and ensure safe travel, especially in cases of road accidents.
"The traffic personnel deployed at night should play an important role as Traffic Police, Gurugram by guiding and helping the common people and drivers and arranging safe routes to take them to their destinations and in case of a road accident. The injured persons should be immediately admitted to the nearest trauma center and the accident-hit vehicles should be immediately removed from the main road and traffic should be allowed to run smoothly," the letter elaborated.
Following this directive, there has been an uptick in traffic rule violations, with instances of high-speed and reckless driving leading to accidents during the night.
DCP Virendra Vij assured that traffic police would remain strict against
drunk drivers
at night to prevent major accidents.
It was noted that the traffic police conduct campaigns three to four nights a week in different areas to address drunk driving specifically.
"Despite the new rule, most of the careless drivers on the roads of Millennium City violate the rules and drive vehicles at night. Apart from this, stunt reels are also created at night," a source added.
The focus remains on maintaining safety and aiding drivers while ensuring that nighttime travel in Gurugram remains hassle-free.
(With inputs from ANI)
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