Thane rural district's Navghar police have cracked down following a clutch of complaints against noisy bikers. The police have begun a drive against bikers using modified silencers. Because these silencers are modified, these bikes make so much noise, upping the existing noise pollution levels in the city.

The police are not just seizing such bikes but also destroying the modified silencers in front of their owners, a report in this paper said. More than 35 silencers have been destroyed in the last couple of weeks.