A 42-year-old Vasai-based businessman has received an e challan for driving without a helmet, not a bike though. Navneet Bharadwaj was fined Rs 500 for driving his car without a helmet. The challan that he received on his registered mobile number also had an additional fine of R200 for parked his vehicle on the stop line/pedestrian crossway mark on July 22.

I was shocked when I received the message regarding driving without helmet. "I am Punjabi Brahmin (wearing a turban) and do not own any bike or scooter. I only own a car that I use for my personal use. When I checked with a few traffic police officers, they said that the fine had been imposed for some traffic violations in the Bandra area. I had, however, never visited Bandra in the period they mentioned," Bharadwaj said.