Siddaramaiah's official car booked for seven traffic violations, fines paid under discount scheme
Bengaluru: The official Toyota Fortuner car used by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been flagged for seven traffic violations since the beginning of 2024, according to data recorded by Bengaluru’s Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS).
Sources within the traffic police department, quoted by Deccan Herald, stated that the cumulative fines for all seven violations have now been paid. The payments were made under the state government's ongoing 50 percent discount scheme on traffic penalties.
Six of the seven violations pertain to the Chief Minister not wearing a seat belt while occupying the front seat of his official vehicle. These instances were captured at key traffic junctions across the city, including Leela Palace junction on Old Airport Road, where the first violation was recorded on January 24. Repeat violations occurred at the same location in February and August, while additional infractions were recorded at Chandrika Hotel junction in March, and at Sivananda Circle and Dr Rajkumar Road junctions in August.
The fines were settled at Rs 2,500, a figure calculated after the discount was applied, the report added.
Apart from the seat belt-related offences, the Chief Minister’s car was also recorded by the ITMS for a speeding violation on July 9 along the Kempegowda International Airport Express Corridor.
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Four more arrested in brigadier assault case in Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): Four more accused have been arrested in connection with the alleged assault on an Army brigadier, his son and threatening his wife in southwest Delhi's Vasant Enclave area, police said on Friday.
The accused have been identified as Surjit Singh (36), Sunil Sharma (53) and Ashish (32), all from Mehram Nagar in Delhi, and Satender (35) of Bhiwani in Haryana, police said.
According to police, Surjit Singh was known to the main accused Satender, a director of an aviation company. All of them were sitting together in Mehram Nagar when Satender called them regarding a quarrel in Vasant Enclave.
"Following the call, all four left for the spot in Surjit's white Hyundai Aura. After reaching there, they got involved in the altercation and assault before returning to their respective homes," a senior police officer said.
After learning about the registration of the case, the accused fled and went into hiding, he said.
"Teams were constituted to trace them and all four absconding accused were arrested," he said.
The Hyundai Aura used in the incident has also been recovered, police said.
Further investigation into the case is underway. The role of each accused is being examined, they said.
According to the investigators, the incident took place on the night of April 11, when the brigadier and his son objected to the two men allegedly consuming alcohol inside a car parked outside their residence. Soon, others reached the spot and allegedly assaulted the officer and his son, besides abusing and threatening his wife.
