Traffic violations by delivery agents soar in Bengaluru, 1.46 lakh cases between 2023-2025
Strict deadlines reportedly force them to race against the clock, often compromising road safety
Bengaluru: Traffic violations involving delivery agents in Bengaluru have surged to worrying levels, with the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) registering 1.46 lakh cases between 2023 and 2025. The numbers highlight the growing strain faced by them, with pressure to meet strict deadlines pushing them into unsafe driving practices.
According to data cited by Deccan Herald on Monday, violations have risen steadily across the city’s busiest tech and commercial corridors. Cases against delivery executives, many of whom work under intense, minute-by-minute tracking, increased from 30,968 in 2023 to 52,153 in 2024, reaching 63,718 cases in 2025 (as of November 15).
Police pointed out that instant commerce rush is leading to frequent lapses in basic traffic rules, including wrong parking, wrong-side driving, signal jumping, riding on footpaths and not wearing helmets.
The BTP’s eastern division, covering Whitefield, KR Puram, Indiranagar and Halasuru, has emerged as the hotspot for such violations, accounting for 73,971 cases over the past three years. The division has seen violations nearly double year-on-year, the report added.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic, East) Sahil Bagla stressed that the “10-minute delivery pressure” built into platform algorithms is a major factor behind the surge in violations. He noted that better solutions must come from the companies and aggregators that set these delivery expectations.
A food delivery executive, reflecting the frustrations of many in the sector, questioned the logic of risking lives to deliver groceries or food items within minutes. “Food and groceries are not emergency items like medicines or ambulances that have to be delivered within a short time,” DH quoted him as saying.
He shared that riders remain constantly anxious about time. “The company monitors us constantly, and if we are late even by a minute, the next delivery allocation is affected, which means less money for the day,” he added. Riders, he said, are told to complete at least 18 deliveries a day to qualify for incentives, leaving them “racing against time on the road.”
Meanwhile, a recent meeting chaired by the police commissioner had given instructions to food and delivery aggregators regarding traffic violations. Directions were issued also issued at the police station level. DCP Bagla said stricter measures, including licence suspension and vehicle impoundment for repeat offenders, are likely to be taken up in upcoming discussions.
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Prasidh, Kuldeep limit South Africa to 270 after De Kock's hundred
Visakhapatnam (PTI): India fought back gallantly through Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav after Quinton de Kock struck his 23rd hundred, keeping South Africa to a manageable 270 in the third and series-deciding final ODI, here Saturday.
India won the toss after judging the spin of the coin incorrectly 20 times in a row. They had little hesitation in inserting the Proteas into bat, a clear indication of dew factor dominating the thought.
After Arshdeep Singh sent back Ryan Rickelton early, De Kock (106, 89b, 8x4, 6x4) struck his seventh century against India and put on 113 runs off 124 balls with skipper Temba Bavuma (48, 67b) as the visitors moved to a healthy position.
De Kock was severe on Prasidh (4/66), who erred on length continuously in his first spell (2-0-27-0). The left-hander biffed the pacer for 6, 6, 4 in his second over to milk 18 runs.
The 32-year-old quickly pounced on anything that was short, and pacers Prasidh and Harshit offered him plenty of feed on his pet areas.
Bavuma was more sedate, and made runs through those typical dabs and jabs, occasionally unfurling a drive of elan.
De Kock moved to fifty in 42 balls, and never let the tempo down reaching his hundred in 79 balls.
India found temporary relief when Ravindra Jadeja induced a false slash from Bavuma to get caught by Virat Kohli at point.
The tourists got another move on through a 54-run partnership between De Kock and Matthew Breetzkle for the third wicket, and at 168 for two in 28 overs they were in a good position to press on.
But Breetzke's punishment of part-time spinner Tilak Varma forced a rethink in the Indian camp, as skipper KL Rahul brought back Prasidh for a second spell.
What a masterstroke it turned out to be! The Karnataka man broke the back of South Africa’s top and middle order in an exceptional second spell (4-0-11-3).
Breetzke was the first man to go, trapped plumb in front with a straight one and four balls later Aiden Markram uppishly chipped a fuller delivery to Kohli at short covers.
Prasidh soon castled De Kock, whose ugly cross-batted swipe failed to connect a full length delivery from the pacer.
All of a sudden, SA found themselves at a shaky 199 for five, losing three wickets in the space of three overs.
Once Prasidh was done away with the top and middle-order, left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep (4/41) took over and mopped up the tail as SA fell short of even a par total on this track.
