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Bangalore Traffic Police in the south zone are cracking down on parking violations by identifying 75 roads for special enforcement drives against footpath parking and no parking violations. The initiative aims to alleviate severe traffic congestion caused by parking issues on roads and bring back towing on a pilot basis.

According to Pramod, while he was coming from Forum Mall towards the Mico Layout area, a police jeep coming from the wrong side appeared right in front of him.

Bengaluru south division traffic police have impounded 85 vehicles whose fines exceeded Rs 50,000. Owners must settle fines or seek reductions. In Jayanagar alone, police seized 26 vehicles.

Apart from the Peenya rape-murder case in which he was convicted, investigators were certain that many of the theft cases against Chitradurga native Umesh Reddy involved sexual assault, but the victims never came forward fearing stigma.

According to the data provided by the traffic police, in these six days, places like Banashankari, Thalaghattapura, and Jayanagar have had more violations compared to Madiwala or Mico Layout. Jayanagara and Banashankari recorded the highest number of parking violation cases. Both recorded 15 cases of footpath riding, followed by Hulimavu, which recorded 11.

“One observation is that there are a large number of malls coming up on Kanakapura and Bannerghatta Road, and there are also several apartment complexes on these roads, which is adding to the traffic congestion,” said the police. ​

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Devaraju said that the accused has been identified as Hassan, 25. The man had 54 violations for riding without a helmet, 34 for defective number plates, five for using mobile phone while driving, three for no entry, one for parking in a no parking zone, one for parking on zebra crossing and one for triple riding. The arrest came after a netizen, Prasanna Kumar, posted a video of the accused riding against traffic restrictions.

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A case was lodged in this regard with Audugodi police station in Bengaluru. The police have arrested beef seller Mohammad and his three associates in this connection.