Mangaluru: Crackdown on excessively bright vehicle headlights within Commissionerate limits
Mangaluru: In an ongoing operation targeting vehicles equipped with harsh and intense headlamps, the Mangaluru police have registered 1,170 cases and collected penalties totaling ₹5,86,500 within the City Commissionerate limits. This initiative, which began on July 15, aims to improve road safety by enforcing regulations on vehicle lighting.
According to a press release from the city police on Wednesday, the operation initially focused on raising public awareness about the dangers of using excessively bright headlights. Police have targeted vehicles exceeding headlight limits, those with altered headlights, additional LED bulbs, harsh and brighter lights, and the use of high beams on all roads. Offending drivers have been warned as part of the enforcement effort. Mangaluru Police Commissioner Anupam Agarwal confirmed that the special operation would continue to ensure compliance.
Under the Motor Vehicles Act of 1989, vehicles must adhere to specific headlight regulations set by their manufacturers. Additional decorative lights and harsh LED bulbs are prohibited, and high beams are not permitted on national and state highways within the Mangaluru commissionerate limits where street lamps are present. Furthermore, motorcycles and auto-rickshaws are limited to one or two headlights, while vehicles with four or more wheels may only use two or four headlights.
The regulations also stipulate that the beam of dimmer light emitted from vehicle headlamps should not appear harsh to the eyes of a person sitting in a vehicle eight meters away, and the right headlight beam should not be harsh to someone sitting in a vehicle five meters away.
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Mumbai traffic police receive threat message demanding Rs 5 crore from Salman Khan
Mumbai (PTI): The Mumbai traffic police received a threat message demanding Rs 5 crore from Bollywood actor Salman Khan, officials said on Friday.
The Worli police have registered a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for threat and extortion.
The city’s traffic control room on Thursday afternoon received a threat on its WhatsApp helpline, he said.
In the message, the sender threatened the actor and demanded Rs 5 crore from him, he said, adding that a probe is underway.
The superstar had earlier received death threats from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
Bishnoi gang members had also opened fire outside the actor’s Bandra home in April, he said.
Meanwhile, the Navi Mumbai police on Thursday uncovered a plot to kill Khan by the Bishnoi gang in June and arrested one of its shooters, identified as Sukhbir Singh of Haryana's Panipat, he said.
