318 cases booked in crackdown on modified silencers
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Malkajgiri Traffic Police book 318 cases and seize 48 modified silencers in a crackdown on noise pollution, prioritizing peace for residents and students.
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Hyderabad: In a major crackdown on noise pollution caused by vehicles fitted with modified silencers, the Traffic Police of Malkajgiri Commissionerate booked 318 cases, imposed fines amounting to Rs 4.45 lakh, and seized 48 modified silencers during a special enforcement drive conducted on June 24.
The drive was launched following a rise in public complaints over excessive vehicular noise, which police said was disturbing public peace and affecting senior citizens, patients, students, and other road users.
The special drive was carried out under the instructions of Malkajgiri Commissioner of Police B Sumathi and under the supervision of DCP Traffic-I K Rahul Reddy and DCP Traffic-II V Sreenivasulu. According to zone-wise data, Zone-I accounted for 178 cases, Rs 2.55 lakh in fines, and 34 silencer seizures, whilst Zone-II registered 140 cases, Rs 1.90 lakh in fines, and 14 seizures.
In Zone-I, Gopalapuram Traffic Police Station registered 44 cases and collected the highest fine amount of Rs 66,000, whilst Malkajgiri Traffic Police Station followed with 42 cases and Rs 63,000 in fines. In Zone-II, Uppal booked the highest number of cases at 49, followed by Vanasthalipuram with 32 cases and LB Nagar with 29 cases.
