Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (RJP)

Bengaluru, Jul 9: Till now, traffic violators could be charged by only the traffic police in the past. This gave some additional freedom to the traffic violators and they did not bother to care the presence of highway patrolling police personnel. But now the state government has changed the system by allowing patrolling police to charge the traffic rules violators.

As per the directive from state police department, an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) from a patrolling team of police personnel can charge the person who violates traffic laws and collect fine from him. The reform comes few days after allowing station level ASI to file First Information Report (FIR) and chargesheet in specified offences.

After witnessing upsurge of crime on highways, the state government had introduced highway patrolling by a police team which included an ASI, a constable and a driver with a vehicle. This team worked as ordinary police personnel without any power to intercept traffic rules violators.

State police believe that, traffic violations are expected to come down with the introduction of new measure,