Incorrect side management, triple seat, no helmet: 10,000 vehicles challenged in Mumbai to drop norms on Dahi Handi

A day after the Dahi Handi festival, Mumbai police said on Sunday that they had imposed challengers on more than 10,000 vehicles with fines of more than £ 1 for violating traffic rules, Pti cited officials. The festival was held on Saturday in celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna, in which a large number of groups consisting of young men and women formed human pyramids to hang Dahi Handis (Pots of Curd) in the air with ropes. To participate in the festivities, people in groups traveled on two -wheelers and other vehicles. However, Mumbai police acted against people who spotted norms during the festival and imposed fines. The official added that the traffic police in Mumbai issued a total of 10.051 place e-Challans with fines of £ 1,13,57.250 on vehicles, including fines for driving without a helmet, wrong side, threefold seat and too much speed. He added that the scan of CCTV footage was underway in different areas and that more challengers would be issued electronically if offenses were found. 2 Death, more than 300 injured: Atleast Two people were killed and more than 300 injuries during the ‘Dahi Handi’ festival in Mumbai and the neighboring Thane City, PTI quoted that civilian officials said. Out of the 318 people injured in Mumbai, only 24, including a nine -year -old boy, were admitted to hospital while the rest was discharged after the treatment on Saturday. According to officials, the largest number of 135 people were injured during the festivities in the island city, followed by 111 and 72 respectively in the western and eastern suburbs. In the neighboring Thane City, 22 participants were injured while trying human pyramids, said Yasin Tadvi, head of the local civilian body. Of these, 17 were admitted to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa, including some who sustained head injuries, shoulder expenses, middle and chest injuries, he said. With agency input.