Pune: A 19-year-old youth and his mother allegedly abused a woman traffic constable after she confronted them for driving on the wrong side of the road.The incident occurred at Dehu Phata Chowk in Alandi on Wednesday afternoon. A 35-year-old traffic constable lodged a complaint.Dighi police charged the duo under sections 221 (obstructing a public servant in discharge of public functions), 296 (obscene acts and songs), 351 (criminal intimidation) and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with relevant sections of the Motor Vehicles Act.An officer from Dighi police said the complainant was posted at Dehu Phata Chowk to take action against traffic violations. “Around 11.30am, she noticed a youth and a woman coming from the wrong side of the road. The constable stopped them and asked why they were driving on the wrong side. They abused the constable using lewd language and issued threats to her.” “We have registered a case against them and issued notices to them,” the officer added.Pimpri Chinchwad traffic police collect fines amounting to Rs63.78 crore since JanPimpri Chinchwad traffic police have taken action against 5.72 lakh traffic violators since January this year and collected fines amounting to Rs63.78 crore.Some of the traffic violators included 72,123 two-wheeler riders without helmets, 53,840 motorists using fancy registration number plates, 27,597 vehicles with tinted glass and 10,203 vehicles with modified silencers.Deputy commissioner of police (traffic) Vikrant Deshmukh said police had taken action against car drivers found using “MLA” stickers on their vehicles. “We will send proposals to the Regional Transport Office (RTO) to suspend their driving licences.”
