Kolkata: 265 indictments in first hour of night ban | Kolkata News – Times of India

KOLKATA: 265 motorists and bikers were prosecuted in the first hour of a naka check on Thursday, when the night ban was reimposed in the city. Durga Puja break. The next five hours – between midnight and 5 a.m. – saw only 47 indictments.
The figures, while lower than August, are higher than the first week of October when the prosecution was around 70-90 at night. Police believe compliance will improve as motorists face nosebleeds and realize restrictions are back. “against As per our expectations that two-wheelers would be the biggest violators, there were many cars on the road too,” said an official.

According to sources, it was all the old trouble spots that once again registered the maximum number of violations. Eastern Traffic Guard in which . contains a section of Shakespeare Sarani, Park Circus And Earth 46 violations reported in flyover NS Ultadanga Traffic guard who handles the traffic of North 24 Parganas as well as a lot of traffic Bidhannagar 30 reported violations. An official said the East and Ultadanga guards have reported the highest number of night violations in the past five consecutive months.
Health experts said the restrictions were put in place to tackle the transmission of the virus.
The police have also changed the deployment of PCR vehicles to cover a large area at night to ensure that restrictions are followed.

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