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Ludhiana: E-rickshaws sans number plates to be confiscated after March 15

By, Ludhiana
Updated on: Feb 18, 2024 05:30 AM IST

Assistant commissioner of police (ACP, traffic) Charanjiv Lamba said the directive to enforce this crackdown comes from the higher authorities

To address the issue of unregistered e-rickshaws in the city, which turned out to be a menace, the traffic police have announced a significant crackdown. The traffic police set a deadline for the e-rickshaw drivers to get them registered with the Regional Transport Authority and install a number plate on their vehicles before March 15.

After the deadline is over, the traffic police would confiscate the e-rickshaws plying sans number plates. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)

After the deadline is over, the traffic police would confiscate the e-rickshaws plying sans number plates.

Assistant commissioner of police (ACP, traffic) Charanjiv Lamba said that the directive to enforce this crackdown comes from the higher authorities, including additional director general of police (ADGP, traffic) AS Rai and commissioner of police Kuldeep Singh Chahal. It has been discovered that a number of e-rickshaws in circulation are not registered, posing a serious risk as they have been used in criminal activities such as snatchings and thefts.

Following a meeting with e-rickshaw dealers and association members, instructions were issued for all e-rickshaws to be registered by the deadline. Some e-rickshaws that were sold years ago by now-defunct dealers are facing registration issues. If such vehicles have already completed the age, which is four years, they will be assumed done for.

 
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