Man Clears 1.6 Lakh Traffic Fine To Get Scooter Released: Receipt 20 Metres Long

A few days ago, we published a story about a person from Bengaluru who, in a year, had accumulated fines worth Rs 1.6 lakh against his Yamaha Fascino scooter. He had 311 pending challans, and one social media user posted an image of the scooter and rider along with a screenshot of the challans online. The amount of the challans was, in fact, more than the cost of the scooter, and it looks like he really wanted to keep the scooter because the owner has now cleared traffic challans worth Rs 1.6 lakh and got the scooter released from the police station.

The Karnataka Traffic Police have released an image of the owner with the scooter outside the station. We also see a picture in which he is holding the receipt for all the violations. The receipt itself was around 20 meters long, and the owner, along with a police officer, had to fold it 2–3 times to fit it into the frame for a picture.

The owner of the scooter, Periyaswamy, is a travel agent working in the Kalasipalya region. The scooter was used by Periyaswamy and his relative, Sudeep. Over the last year, the owner and his relative used the scooter several times, and they were even stopped by the police on multiple occasions. The officers did issue challans against the rider for violations, but they never checked the history.

Both the owner and his relative were seen riding the scooter without a helmet. They were also seen speaking on the phone while riding and stopping on pedestrian crossings while waiting at signals. When this case finally caught the attention of the traffic police, they quickly traced the owner and seized the vehicle.

The owner, Periyaswamy, was completely in shock when he found out about it. He also said that he was unaware of all these fines. He and his relative, Sudeep, were ready to pay the amount but requested time. They even asked officers to accept a few thousand rupees as a partial payment and allow them to arrange the rest of the amount. However, the officers didn’t agree and seized the vehicle.

Days after this incident, Periyaswamy finally paid the amount and got his vehicle released from the station. The post mentions that the owner has been given instructions to follow traffic rules. We assume that the owner of the scooter has learned his lesson and won’t be repeating the same mistakes in the future.

In the comment section under this post by Bengaluru Traffic Police, we see comments like, “After how many violations can a license be canceled? Surely 311 is not the threshold. Asking for a ‘friend,'” and “So his license isn’t canceled, nor is he jailed. Is the law lacking teeth, or is that just how lax law enforcement is in our country? How are such people allowed to ride on the streets? With money, one can buy anything in this country, including impunity and immunity.”

What made people notice this case was the fact that the scooter Periyaswamy was riding cost around Rs 80,000, yet it had accumulated fines that were double its cost. Many were interested to know whether the owner would pay the fine amount or simply abandon the vehicle.

He could have done that, but it would only have made things more difficult for him. The police could always register another case for non-payment of fines, which would have only worsened the situation.