x

Like our Facebook Page

   
Early Times Newspaper Jammu, Leading Newspaper Jammu
 
Breaking News :   Importance of Co-curricular Activities in Colleges | Jammu & Kashmir’s MSME Sector: A Path to Sustainable Growth | Why is there no space for childhood in newspapers? | DPAP Turns Irrelevant | Doda Police traced out missing person, reunites with his families | One day district level workshop on Panchayat Advancement Index held | Committee on Privileges holds meeting in Srinagar | DLSA organizes One- Day capacity building programme | DC Doda chairs DLIC meeting to approve 66 cases under Mission YUVA | J&K people know Pak is their biggest enemy: LG Sinha | LG reviews progress of Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan | Undeterred by threats, devotees flock to Amarnath, one lakh complete journey in 6-days | Swift Police action helps recover elderly Amarnath pilgrim’s bag | E-comm platforms, online payments services being abused for terror financing: FATF | Anti-Constitutional: Farooq Abdullah on revision of electoral rolls in Bihar | CRPF Chief reviews Amarnath Yatra security | 2 held for unauthorised excavation at graveyard | Schools reopen after summer break | 6 drug peddlers held with heroin | Vishwa Yog Sansthan organizes plantation drive in Jammu | Dy CM conducts surprise inspection of CE R&B, PMGSY offices | Jammu police restores Rs 62 lakhs to Hyderabad complainant in landmark case | Devyani Rana assures public on 2nd Toll Plaza in Nagrota Constituency | SSP Kishtwar holds crime review meeting of sub-division Kishtwar | Arvind reviews healthcare upgrade plans at SDH Sarwal | Rana felicitates officials of Wildlife Department at Dachigam | Electoral reforms can't be called Unconstitutional: Kavinder | Satish Sharma launches Kashmir Super League 2025 | Employee under-trial, in a criminal case, is not entitled to salary: HC | Chief Judicial Magistrate sentence six month imprisonment in eve teasing case | Indian Navy signs contract with BEL for implementation of NMDA Project | Puneet Mahajan, meets renowned social activist Sandhya Dhar | MLA Dr. Rameshwar initiates first-ever Hari Prayag Khumb Mela at Bani | DLIC Kupwara approves 72 cases under Mission YUVA scheme | Drug peddler arrested by Udhampur Police | DC Baramulla reviews progress under Capex Budget 2025-26 | JKEDI concludes MDPs in 4 districts, trains 81 entrepreneurs under RAMP | Awareness camp under BBBP held at Hermain Shopian | FVSc and AH, SKUAST-J celebrates World Zoonoses Day- 2025 | Special Lok-Adalat for MACT & Matrimonial Cases on July 26 in Kulgam | DLIC approves 59 cases under Mission Yuva scheme in Ganderbal | The Chatter Box to host Insane Comic on 13th July in Jammu | JU's Bhaderwah Campus unites Global Experts in Ladakh to Address Climate Crisis in the Indian Himalayas | Deepti Sharma rises to 2nd in ICC WT20I rankings, in touching distance of top spot | Govt GLDM Degree College, Hiranagar Featured in "INTACH VIRASAT" Magazine | Central University of Jammu signs MoU with Government Medical College | Desh Bhagat Global School Shines at The Educator Pinnacle Awards-2025 | MCM's Hindi Department fosters literary excellence and cultural pride | Tennis players regularly handle pressure that's comparable to India's WC games vs Pak: Kohli | Back Issues  
 
news details
Number plate masking emerging as new challenge
11/10/2024 9:55:38 PM
Early Times Report

JAMMU, Nov 10: ‘Number Plate Masking’ is emerging as a new challenge on the streets for the “overburdened” Jammu and Kashmir cops serving the nation under the motto-‘A Saga of Sacrifice and Courage’. Number Plate Masking’ is notably a practice where a vehicle’s number plate is concealed or altered to evade enforcement cameras and fines by covering the plate either with plastic, adhesive tapes, blocking with a helmet or leg, blackening numbers, or deliberately splashing dirt, paint, or polythene, pranda on the number plates. “The act of ‘number plate masking’ is illegal and is emerging as a new challenge,” said a senior police officer. “In most of the cases, we have found that the violation is done to dodge the CCTVs on the signal lights to escape e-challan for traffic violations,” said the officer.
He said, “The ‘number plate masking’ is an offence punishable under the Motor Vehicles Act (MVA) with an imposition of penalty of up to Rs 5000 on defaulters (as per Section 192 (1) of the MV Act,” adding, “In a few cases of false number plates and deletion of digits/letters only, the vehicles are seized and criminal cases are registered.”
“In exceptional cases wherein the vehicles on official duties (including private) like election duty, rallies, and movement of security personnel are permitted for ‘number plate masking’ with a safety/security view point,” the officer said.
“Every time this violation is not being adopted to escape an eye of traffic monitoring gadgets, but tampering with the number plate by the narco-smugglers, thieves, snatchers, eve-teasers, and other criminals cannot be ruled out,” he said.
Speaking to news agency, some of the station house officers posted in several districts of the Jammu region expressing concern said that all those indulging in ‘number plate masking’ have a motive.
“Some youngsters are using the technique to evade traffic cops and some for indulging in criminal activity, but in both cases, it is such an offence that deserves strict action,” they said and added that they have been issued special directions by the top authorities to take stern action against such violations because it also involves a security threat.
The special drives are also being launched from time to time in their respective jurisdictions, and the motorbikes with ‘number plate masking’ parked in the areas were fined on the spot, and some were also seized, the officers said.
“Now regular traffic offenders have also been found manipulating number plates to avoid e-challans, but they have started taking stringent action against such offenders,” they said.
“Driving a vehicle with a faded/tampered number plate on roads is like living with neighbours who do not have identity; that is a huge security risk,” said a senior officer.
He said that miscreants, kidnappers, and anti-national/anti-social elements can leverage that gap to commit heinous crimes because of their masked identity, which needs immediate attention in a sensitive region like Jammu and Kashmir.
A senior rank traffic official said, “The cases of ‘number plate masking’ are being reported, and appropriate action is also being taken.”
“In some cases, FIRs are also being registered and vehicles being seized instead of letting the violators off just by imposing a fine,” the top cop said.
Advocate, Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Sheikh Shakeel Ahmad, said, “This issue has never come into the notice of the Court, and it is a very serious matter. ‘Number plate masking’ is giving direct access to the criminals to use this tactic, and it should be checked.”
“The district police authorities, along with the traffic police, must launch an aggressive drive and also spread awareness to educate people because timely action can prevent major tragedies,” said the Advocate Sheikh Shakeel Ahmad.
  Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network  
  Comment on this Story  
 
 
 
Early Times Android App
STOCK UPDATE
  
BSE Sensex
NSE Nifty
 
CRICKET UPDATE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Home About Us Top Stories Local News National News Sports News Opinion Editorial ET Cetra Advertise with Us ET E-paper
 
 
J&K RELATED WEBSITES
J&K Govt. Official website
Jammu Kashmir Tourism
JKTDC
Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board
Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board
Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board
UTILITY
Train Enquiry
IRCTC
Matavaishnodevi
BSNL
Jammu Kashmir Bank
State Bank of India
PUBLIC INTEREST
Passport Department
Income Tax Department
JK CAMPA
JK GAD
IT Education
Web Site Design Services
EDUCATION
Jammu University
Jammu University Results
JKBOSE
Kashmir University
IGNOU Jammu Center
SMVDU