Mumbai, March 3 The traffic police conducted a special drive across the city during the Holi celebrations on Tuesday, collecting ₹3.17 crore in fines and issuing 16,727 challans for rule violations, an official said.
As many as 159 cases of drunk driving were registered during the drive, he said.
Multiple checkpoints were set up from 12 noon to 7 pm at major junctions, on busy roads, and highways across Mumbai.
Action was taken for drunk driving, speeding, riding two-wheelers without helmets, riding with three people, ignoring traffic signals, violating "no entry" rules, and driving on the wrong side.
Those held for drunk driving were produced before the court, and action was initiated to suspend their driving licenses under the Motor Vehicles Act.
A fine of ₹42,97,000 was collected in 4,317 cases of riding without helmets.