₹70,000 car, ₹1.11 lakh fine: Bengaluru student penalised for illegal modifications
Bengaluru: A student from Kerala has been fined ₹1.11 lakh for multiple violations of the Motor Vehicles Act after authorities found that he had illegally modified his car, including altering the silencer, police said.
The incident came to light in early January after videos of the modified vehicle, emitting loud noise and flames from the exhaust, began circulating on social media. The vehicle, a 2002 model with a market value of approximately ₹70,000, was reportedly creating disturbance on Hennur Road in northeast Bengaluru.
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Following public complaints and video evidence, Hennur traffic police traced the vehicle and referred the case to the Yelahanka Regional Transport Office (RTO) for further action.
Authorities found the modifications, including the altered silencer that caused sparks and noise, to be significant violations of motor vehicle regulations, not just minor tweaks. These changes were considered a public safety hazard as well as a breach of legal standards for vehicle modifications.
#Kerala student’s modified car turns from viral sensation to costly lesson in #Bengaluru!
— TOI Bengaluru (@TOIBengaluru) January 15, 2026
Bengaluru #Traffic #Police slap a Rs 1.11 lakh fine after the car was found spewing fire from the silencer, sporting a changed colour and an altered number plate.@timesofindia pic.twitter.com/N4jJ4zRVBs
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Rupee hits all-time low for second time in a week
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated 31 paise to settle at 91.99 against the US dollar on Wednesday, touching the lowest closing level for the second time in less than a week, amid increased month-end demand for the greenback.
Forex traders said the rupee opened higher as the US dollar index softened and a long-awaited trade breakthrough with Europe offered quiet reassurance. However, increased month-end demand for the American currency as well as the ongoing geopolitical tensions dented investors' sentiments.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 91.60 and touched an early high of 91.50, but pared all the gains to touch an intra-day low of 91.99 against the greenback.
The domestic unit settled 31 paise down, revisiting its lowest-ever closing level of 91.99 against the greenback. The Indian currency previously ended at this level on January 23 when it also hit its all-time intraday low of 92 against the US dollar.
On Tuesday, the rupee rebounded from its all-time low levels and gained 22 paise to close at 91.68 against the US dollar.
Analysts said the rupee opened higher as the US dollar index softened and a long-awaited trade breakthrough with Europe bolstered investor sentiment.
India and the European Union on Tuesday announced the conclusion of negotiations for the free trade agreement (FTA), under which a number of domestic sectors such as apparel, chemicals and footwear will get duty-free entry into the 27-nation bloc, while the EU will get access to the Indian market at concessional duty for cars and wines, an official said.
The deal has been dubbed the "mother of all deals" as it will create a market of about 2 billion people.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.07 per cent lower at 96.14.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading 0.43 per cent lower at USD 67.28 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, Sensex jumped 487.20 points to settle at 82,344.68, while Nifty surged 167.35 points to 25,342.75.
Foreign Institutional Investors turned net buyers and purchased equities worth Rs 480.26 crore on Wednesday, according to exchange data.
