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| Police act on ET report; Book erratic driver passenger vehicle | | | Early Times Report
Kishtwar, June 10: After ET highlighted the issue of over loading and over speeding of a vehicle on Kishtwar -Bandarkoot stretch of Kishtwar-Chatroo National Highway, Kishtwar Police have registered a case against an erring driver who had put the lives of a number of passengers to risk.
As per the official statement, the Police received an information that one vehicle No. JK17-1503 overloaded with goods on the roof and passengers double the capacity was driven by driver Abdul Gaffar Lone S/O Abdul Samad R/O Keshwan from Kishtwar to Keshwan in a highly negligent manner. The passengers had a narrow escape after a boulder saved it from skidding off the road.
"Had there not been the boulder the vehicle would have gone into the river Chenab from a height of nearly 700 meters " read the statement. On getting the information, the Senior Superintendent of Police Kishtwar Abrar Chowdhary directed for stringent legal action against the erring driver. As such SHO Police Station Kishtwar has registered FIR No. 158/2018 under sections 279/336 RPC read with 179,184,194 Motor Vehicle Act against the erring driver.
Taking a serious note of violation and grossly erratic behaviour of driver, SP Kishtwar has written to ARTO Kishtwar Abhay Sharma for cancellation of his license and suspension of permit of the vehicle for at least six months. |
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