Car with black film, ₹1-lakh unpaid challans impounded in Gurgaon

Gurgaon: When traffic inspector Mahavir and his team flagged down a Volkswagen Polo near Signature Towers on Thursday, they were in for a surprise. What seemed like the use of illegal black films turned out to be a much bigger case of traffic violations.The vehicle had unpaid challans amounting to Rs 1.17 lakh. Out of 13 challans, 11 were for the very black film they were looking at. And to make matters worse, the police found that the front number plate had been tampered with. The car was impounded.The 2022-registered vehicle is owned by Nitin Verma, a resident of Hisar, who was driving the car. According to police, each black film violation carries a penalty of Rs 10,000, taking the total fine for this offence alone to Rs 1.10 lakh.A senior officer said a fresh challan was also issued for the use of black film and the tampered number plate. The driver’s licence was seized. “The vehicle was impounded and sent to the Rajiv Chowk impound yard. It will be released only after payment of the pending fines. The driver has no criminal background, and he has been instructed to follow traffic rules in future,” Mahavir said.Police said special drives against violations such as illegal black film, tampered number plates and repeated traffic offences will continue across the city. “Motorists are being advised to regularly check and clear pending challans to avoid impounding of vehicles,” traffic police spokesperson Vikas Verma said.