Pune: People Made To Pay Fines As Police, PMC Differ On Number Of People Allowed To Travel In Car
Mubarak Ansari & Sumit Singh
Pune, 17th June 2021: As per Maharashtra state government order, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has released relaxations in lockdown.
However, in the last 15 days people travelling in cars are at the mercy of Pune city police as the police personnel on the road are collecting fines as per their own understanding of the rules. People have alleged that the cops threaten to file cases if anybody argues about the rules.
The PMC and state government order states that maximum three persons (driver+2) can travel. However, Pune city police has tweeted that people can travel in car as per the seating capacity allowed by the RTO.
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When contacted, Deputy Commissioner of Police (traffic branch) Rahul Shrirame said, “We are fining people for not wearing mask and seating capacity violation. As per the PMC and state government order only 50% capacity is allowed in four wheeler.”
We spoke to many police personnel on the ground who also said that they have been told to impose fine on people violating the 50% seating capacity. Few cops pointed out that they have exhaust the current receipt book (issued by PMC) as they will not get them in future. Same receipt is used to fine for violation of COVID norms also.
Punekar News reached out to people who said that they have been fined for following the rules!!
Yes I was also fined while coming back from Vishrantwadi to my home in Kondhwa, as we were 1+ 3 in the car and they said that PMC allowed only 1+2 pic.twitter.com/ZbSRQDcnsb
— Shahnawaz Khan (@Shaz_Khan777) June 17, 2021
Hi @punekarnews My family and I were fined on 10th June while travelling from Kondhwa to Somwar Peth. They had forcibly fined us as were 1+4 in Maruti Ertiga MH09 FJ 3267 and that too we all were direct family members. pic.twitter.com/awhiYIbc7w
— Piyush Ramchandani (@PiyushRamchand9) June 17, 2021
Hi @punekarnews My family and I were fined on 12th June while travelling from Viman Nagar to khadki. They had fined us as were 1+3 in the car and that too we all were direct family members. pic.twitter.com/mUpuZ2jthb
— Tanmay Deshpande (@tanmay160196) June 17, 2021
RTO rules that means it's allowed as per the capacity decided by RTO. Previously it was 1+2 for all cars including SUV's. So now u can travel as per actual capacity decided by RTO.
— ரோஹித் रोहित রোহিত (@Sitarmaihar) June 15, 2021
PMC is expected to issue revised lockdown rules either on Friday or Saturday as per last seven days COVID positivity rate. We hope Pune city police follows the PMC rule and make its stand clear as to how many people can travel in a car.
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