Eleven drivers booked for overloading in Rajouri, FIRs registered

Rajouri ,March 29:–Rajouri police booked and arrested eleven drivers for indulging in over loading of passengers in their passenger vehicles thereby resorting to grave violation of norms which can lead to fatal road accidents.

A team of police headed by SDPO Manjakote, Nisar Khoja was on patrolling at Manjakote when a tata sumo JK12A 0658 was found overloaded after which driver was arrested on the spot and a case FIR 20/2019 has been registered in Manjakote police station under sections 279, 336 RPCs.

Team of police headed by SHO Rajouri Ajaz Haider was on patrolling at Mandi- Kheora road of Rajouri town when two passenger auto rikshaws bearing registration numbers JK11A 4271 and JK11 4122 were found plying overloaded with passengers even hanging from the doors.

Both the vehicles were seized on the spot and cases FIR 152/2019 and 153/2019 under sections 279, 336 RPCs have been registered in police station Rajouri.

A team of police from Kalakote police station headed by SHO Tahir Khan was on traffic checking when a minibus JK11 1209 driven by Inder Jeet Raina son of Kuldeep Raina resident of Dharamsal and tempo JK11 4751 driven by Rohit Singh son of Surjeet Singh resident of Sialsui were intercepted and were found overloaded with passengers.

Both the vehicles were seized on the spot and cases in FIR 22/2019 U/Ss 279, 336 RPC and FIR 23/2019 U/Ss 279, 336 RPC have been registered in Kalakote police station.

Team of Thanamandi police also registered cases in FIR 21/2019 and 22/2019 under sections 279, 336 RPC against drivers of vehicles minibus JK02H 3429 and sumo JK11A 5079 respectively.

Both the vehicles were found heavily over loaded during inspection by team headed by SHO Javed Malik.

Team from Sunderbani police station headed by SHO Sunderbani Naveen Angral also intercepted an overloaded minibus JK14A 3045 which was on way to Sunderbani from Seri.

Vehicle was found overloaded with passengers after which a case FIR 25/2019 under sections 279, 336 RPC has been registered against the driver of the vehicle.

A team of police from Nowshera police station headed by SHO Mohammad Amin Malik and intercepted a tata magic auto JK11B 8030 which was found overloaded with eleven passengers after which a case FIR 53/2019 under sections 279,336 RPC has been registered in Nowshera police station.

Team of police headed by SHO Dharal Barket Qureshi also intercepted a tempo traveller JK02AN 7775 on Darhal road which was found overloaded and driver was also driving the vehicle rashly. Taking note a case FIR 14/2019 under sections 279, 336 RPC has been registered in Darhal police station.

Similarly, a team of police headed by Incharge Police Post Chingus Chatyar, SI MD Khan also raised a traffic checking naka on Rajouri – Doongi road and intercepted
a minibus JK02H 1499 which was heavily overloaded.

In this connection FIR No 154/19 under sections 279/336 RPC has registered in police station Rajouri.