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Maha CM asks Pune police to use CCTVs to implement helmet rule
    Pune, Jun 18 (PTI) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
Tuesday said he has asked Pune police to use CCTVs to zero in
on people riding without helmets and then send challans (fine
ticket) to their homes.
    Fadnavis said people should not be harassed on the
roads for helmet-less riding, an issue that has generated
considerable heat in Pune against the backdrop of a stringent
traffic police drive underway here to nab such offenders.
    Speaking to the media in Mumbai, the Maharashtra CM
said, "Some MLAs from Pune met me today and told me Pune
police, in the name of ensuring people ride wearing helmets,
was harassing commuters. They (MLAs) have said such compulsion
is causing inconvenience to the riders."
    "In Mumbai and Nagpur, police are levying fines on
traffic offenders and on two-wheeler riders not using helmets
by using the CCTV network. Pune police too can use technology
and fine traffic violators and commuters not using helmets,"
he said.
    Fadnavis, however, emphasised that helmets were
compulsory while riding two-wheelers and was for the safety of
people.
    "But it is not acceptable that, in the name of
compulsion, two-wheeler riders should be made wait on the
road. There is a need to strike a balance while implementing
the helmet rule," he added. PTI SPK
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