Delhi Police has seized around 1.71 lakh driving licence for jumping the red light, overspeeding and other traffic offences in one year of implementation of Supreme Court-appointed panel’s directions.
“A total of 1,71,956 motorists were caught and their driving licences were seized during the period starting December 15, 2015, and November 30, 2016,” said Garima Bhatnagar, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic).
The maximum number of driving licences, 90,666, were seized for jumping the red light. Overspeeding cases comprised the second highest cause of seizing 71,625 driving licences, she said.
Offences like use of mobile while driving and drunken driving resulted in seizure of 4,600 and 3,438 driving licences, respectively, the officer said, adding that the number in these two cases was far too less than other common offences as people have started taking precautions to avoid being caught.
