Motorists often get into arguments with traffic cops. Representation pic

In the backdrop of a rise in attacks on traffic cops, the department has urged its personnel to refrain from getting into arguments with motorists. Instead, cops have been asked to click a picture of the number plate of the offender's vehicle and forward it to the Traffic Control Room for issuance of e-challans. The move comes at a time when penalties for traffic offences are being revised, which cops believe will increase attacks on traffic personnel.