Barely a couple of hours after mid-day's report hit the stands, detailing how autorickshaw drivers badgered and fleeced commuters at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), the traffic police swung into action yesterday. Cops conducted a surprise check at the station starting, around 5.30 am, catching and fining over 100 autorickshaw drivers by the end of the day for various violations, including driving without licence or uniform.

The traffic police caught several auto drivers who were out of their khaki uniform, for which the offenders offered excuses as colourful as their civil clothes. One autowallah tried to pull the wool over the cops' eyes by quickly wrapping a shawl around himself, but was caught and issued an e-challan after the police asked him to take it off.