BTP books 670 cases against errant auto-rickshaw drivers

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Cracking whip on the errant autorickshaw drivers demanding excess fare, the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) initiated a special drive by posing as customers in plain clothes and booked 670 cases, and collected Rs 3.36 lakh in fines from them.

Joint Commissioner of police, traffic, MN Anucheth said the drive was conducted following an increase in complaints against auto-rickshaw drivers for refusing to go on hire.

"Police personnel in mufti were deployed at important junctions of the city and were told to flag down auto-rickshaw drivers engaging them for rides. Cases were booked against drivers who behaved rudely and demanded excess fares," he said.

According to the BTP data, in the special drive carried between September 14 to September 23, the police booked autorickshaw drivers who refused to accept rides, who demanded excess fare and drivers without valid documents.

Around 316 cases were booked against auto-rickshaw drivers who refused to go on hire on requested locations and Rs 1.58 lakh was collected from them as fines.

354 cases were booked against the drivers demanding excess fares and Rs 1.78 lakh was collected from them as fines, the official told News Trail. Previously, a similar drive was conducted by the traffic police in October 2022.