A Hero Super Splendor which carried saffron numberplates with ‘Yogi Sevak’ inscribed on them was fined in Varanasi for flouting traffic rules
Everyday, we witness people break the law openly without fear of the rules and regulation. Many tamper with the registration plates of their vehicle even after the police often takes action and fines owners of such vehicles. Recently, a similar incident took place in Varanasi where the traffic police caught and challaned a motorcyclist for having an orange licence plate with ‘Yogi Sevak’ written on it. Interestingly, a sticker below the number plate denotes that this motorcycle might belong to a policeman.
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Hero Super Splendor Rider Criticised Heavily on Social Media
This incident is of the Bhojpuri intersection in Varanasi. It took place when the motorcycle was being ridden to Ardali Bazar for some work. The traffic police present on the road stopped the person and checked the registration plate, only to find a saffron coloured plate with Yogi Sevak written on it. Taking this matter seriously, the police issued a challan of Rs 6,000. The challan has been issued in the name of Ankit Dixit. It maybe noted here that the Hero Super Splendor rider in this case was trying to project his image as a fan of chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and an ardent follower of his religious ideologies. This 8-second video was captured by another person behind him on his phone and uploaded on his social media account. After this matter came to the fore, people are fiercely criticising the motorcycle owner for his act.
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Uttar Pradesh Traffic Police has confirmed legal action on the owner of the bike on social media. In that post, the police giving their side said that no benefit was given to ‘Yogi Sevak’ who openly flouted the law without any fear. The police treated the motorcyclist the same as any other offender and he was asked to remove the illegal number plate and install a legal licence plate as recommended under the traffic rules. In case of privately owned vehicles, the owners under the Regional Transport Office have to use white-coloured plates with black font. However, many people tamper with their registration and make fun of traffic laws by customising them with caste names and colours, which is prohibited under the traffic laws.
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Many challans issued for similar violations
The authorities informed about the new order on 24 December 2020, and after that many challans were issued across the state. The first case was in Kanpur, UP, in which a person was fined Rs 500, and a case was registered against him under Section 177 of the Vehicle Act. According to the police, repeating this will attract a fine of Rs 1,500. This is not for the first time that UP Police has taken action against such people. Last year, Gautam Budh police station launched a campaign by forming special teams, in which hundreds of challans were issued on the spot.
