Since the launch of a campaign by Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey to instil road discipline among motorists in the city on March 6, the traffic cops have hit a milestone by taking action against over 5 lakh violators in just two months. While it first aimed at curbing wrong-side driving, the efforts extended to punishing helmetless bikers and removing abandoned vehicles from city roads.

As per official data, between March 6 and May 7, the traffic police booked 10,931 motorists for driving on the wrong side. “This time we are not only issuing challans against the wrong-side riders but also taking them to the police station to register FIRs under various sections of the Indian Penal Code to ensure that the violators don’t repeat it again. Now every day, all police stations are registering 5-7 FIRs based on complaints by traffic officials,” said Rajvardhan, joint commissioner (traffic).