Data obtained under the Right to Information Act shows that the Mumbai Police Traffic Department has collected fines to the tune of R138 crore in 2018, a figure that is substantially higher than the one recorded in the previous year which amounted to Rs 85.78 crore. The fines were collected for traffic violations and the amount collected in 2018 is the highest in four years, a report in this paper said.

The paper also ran a report on a meet with the police top brass which had an interactive session with a group of youngsters at a Haji Ali college. A former police commissioner of Mumbai had expressed alarm at the way two-wheelers were routinely driving on the wrong side of the road. They were squeezing into the little space available to go where they want, flouting rules at will.