Pune: Traffic Police Crack Down on 1,768 Motorcycles with Modified Silencers, Destroy Seized Parts with Road Roller

The Pune City Traffic Police have launched a strict crackdown on motorcycles with modified silencers, taking action against 1,768 such vehicles in the last two to three days. In a video, the police were seen seizing the modified silencers and destroying them by running them over with a road roller.

पुणे शहर वाहतूक शाखेने मागील दोन-तीन दिवसात फेरफार केलेले सायलेन्सर वापरणाऱ्या वाहनांवर एकूण 1768 मोटर सायकल वाहनावर कारवाई करण्यात आलेली आहे नागरिकांना आवाहन करण्यात येते की अशा प्रकारच्या मोटरसायकल आपणास आढळून आल्यास पुणे शहर वाहतूक पोलिसांना माहिती कळवावी. माहिती देण्या साठी… pic.twitter.com/34xokRtVXX

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The police have urged citizens to report motorcycles with modified silencers via X, Instagram, or WhatsApp.

Additionally, the Pune City Traffic Police have initiated a drive to remove abandoned vehicles occupying city roads. Officers are pasting notices on these vehicles, giving owners three days to remove them. If unclaimed, the vehicles will be seized as unclaimed property.

Reportedly, there are over 4,000 abandoned vehicles in Pune. Additional Commissioner of Police Manoj Patil stated, “In the last one week, we have seized 139 vehicles, including private cars and two-wheelers. Sufficient time was provided to vehicle owners to claim their vehicles, but they did not respond to the notices.”