50% off on traffic fines: Mangaluru police collects over Rs. 4.5 lakh of pending fines on Saturday
Mangaluru: Amidst the state government’s offer of a 50% cut in pending traffic violation fines, the Mangaluru Police Commissionerate on Saturday collected a sum of Rs. 4.69 lakh after collecting fines of 1929 pending cases of traffic violations.
According to the data shared by the police department, the Mangaluru Traffic East Police Station closed 319 pending cases and collected an amount of Rs. 88,100 while Traffic West Police Station in the city resolved 375 cases and collected Rs. 92,950.
The North traffic division also closed 384 pending cases and collected a fine amount of Rs. 79,750 while the South division closed 654 cases, collecting Rs. 1, 58,300 as fines.
In addition, 161 cases were resolved and an amount of Rs. 41,500 was collected under Mangalore One while the Traffic ACP office resolved 36 cases and collected Rs. 8,450 of traffic rule violation.
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Fake currency notes with face value of Rs 2.99 lakh seized in Kolkata, one held
Kolkata (PTI): A 68-year-old man was arrested from Kolkata on Thursday morning after fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with a face value of Rs 2.99 lakh were seized from his possession, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police apprehended the person from the Dharmatala bus stand area in the central part of the city, he said.
“Six bundles of FICN of Rs 500 denomination were seized from his possession. The person seems to be a member of a racket involved in fake currency note supply. A case has been filed against him and he will be produced in a local court later today,” he said.
The accused is a resident of Malda district, the officer said, adding that a probe into the matter is underway.
