Summary:
Trichy: Two days after A Amalraj took charge as the new city police commissioner, Trichy witnessed a massive crackdown on the helmet rule violators. In a two-day drive, police booked 2,618 cases against two-wheeler riders.The new commissioner has ordered compulsory wearing of helmets for motorists. It may be recalled that Trichy city police had carried out an intensive vehicle check to crack down on drunken driving in Trichy in August this year. A four-day long drive had brought to light 380 cases of violation by two wheelers, four-wheelers and three-wheelers, who were driving under the influence of alcohol. Acting on the order, the traffic wing of the city police conducted a crackdown in around 20 places in the city on November 21 and 22..