150 rickshaw arrested for breaking the rules- Indore

Continuing to attack auto-rickshaw drivers, Regional Transport Office officials arrested over 150 rickshaws for non-compliance with operating conditions without permits or other required documents.

RTO officials seized quite 200 rickshaws within the past two days. we are conducting exploration at Satya Sai Square and Vijay Nagar Square. The reason behind arresting,”Evaluation against auto-rickshaws are instigated by order within the Madhya Pradesh tribunal.

Many of the arrested rickshaws were operating without permits, and plenty of were operating without mandatory pollution certification (PUC),” said ARTO Archana Mishra.The statement was given by ARTO.He added that some auto-rickshaws were also found operating without insurance, thus endangering the lives of passengers.

Apart from the confiscation of vehicles, drivers also are fined for breaking the law, ”said Mishra.Campaign against auto rickshaws For now, traffic police have also started a campaign against auto-rickshaws and magic vans that confiscated over 94 vehicles.

The Auto Rickshaw Drivers’ Association is threatening to affix the strike The Auto Rickshaw Drivers’ Association has threatened to travel on strike as a protest against the autorickshaw action. Association President Rajesh Bidkar said, “The RTO and also the traffic police were unnecessarily charging motorists within the name of a Supreme judicial writ. Permit or seize the PUC.

Officials are fining over Rs 10,000. He said they were appealing to the RTO and therefore the traffic police to supply access to any or all these permits under one roof and to free motorists. “If there’s no dedication to rest the drivers we’ll airstrike to protest this act,” Bidkar said.

Updated by Yukta Daswani