A two-wheeler without a number plate that was detained by the police during the three-day special drive.
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The Greater Chennai Traffic Police (GCTP) have booked 2,945 cases against motorists found driving vehicles without number plates or with defective and improper number plates during a special drive held from October 3 to 5.
Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) B. Shamoondeswari told The Hindu that over 2,900 vehicles were identified during the drive for either not displaying number plates or having improper ones. “A total of 918 vehicles were detained as the number plates were found to be improper or seemed suspicious. Such vehicles are being verified through the crime wing to check whether they are involved in any offences or have been reported stolen elsewhere. In some cases, vehicle users were allowed to produce the required documents or fix the number plates in accordance with the traffic rules,” she said.
The special drive will continue, and motorists have been advised to comply with traffic rules, Ms. Shamoondeswari added.
16 held for bike stunts
Meanwhile, the GCTP arrested 16 youths for speeding, reckless driving, and performing stunts while riding two-wheelers on city roads. In the early hours of October 4, the youth performed bike stunts in Nungambakkam, Valluvar Kottam, Anna Salai, and Sardar Patel Road, endangering the lives of other motorists and the public.
Cases were registered at the Traffic Investigation Wings and Law and Order police stations. Following the investigation, 16 persons were arrested, and the two-wheelers used for the stunts were seized.
Ms. Shamoondeswari said the traffic police, in coordination with the law and order police, were continuing intensified surveillance and enforcement against dangerous riding and bike stunts on public roads. “Special teams have been formed to trace those involved in bike stunts, and action is being taken continuously. In many cases, school students were found to be involved. We are also booking cases against their parents for allowing their children to use two-wheelers, besides seizing the vehicles,” she said.
The Greater Chennai Police has warned that strict legal action would be taken against those who perform stunts, including wheeling, in a manner that endangers public safety or causes damage to public property.
Published – October 06, 2026 07:23 pm IST
