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Nagpur: With traffic police initiating action against 4,645 motorists on Wednesday, the city topped the state in terms of traffic violation cases on Independence Day. Nagpur was followed by Pune where police booked 4,030 motorists, followed by Mumbai at 2,604 cases. “Like last year, the cops had decided to keep strict vigil on the roads so as to nab traffic violators, especially unruly bikers,” a senior traffic inspector told TOI.TOI too witnessed that despite steep fine, possible jail term and heavy traffic police presence, rogue motorists trashed traffic rules while ‘celebrating’ Independence Day in the city. Thane was fourth with 1,278 cases.The traffic cops also nabbed 49 people for drunk driving and 161 motorcycle riders were detained for making loud noise.The city traffic police, led by deputy commissioner of police (traffic) Raj Ratan Raushan, had launched a drive to curb hooliganism in the name of I-Day celebration.On Independence Day last year, the traffic police had booked 3,175 violators. The move created congestion on busy Amravati road as motorists parked their vehicles by the roadside and also in internal lanes of adjoining localities like Hindustan Colony, Himalaya Valley Condominium..