BTP still has more than 22.4 lakh pending cases

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: Despite collecting a total of Rs 9.2 crore while disposing of 2,92,792 in the 50 per cent rebate scheme that concluded on Saturday, the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) still have a whopping 22,49,8205 violation cases pending.

According to an official release, the third window started in July with police disposing of 1,23,178 cases and collecting a total fine amount of Rs 3.8 crore in July, followed by August which saw 86,587 cases resolved and and 2.8 crore collected and 83027 cases and a fine amount of Rs 2.5 crore in September till Saturday.

When the discounted fine recovery scheme was announced in February and March, the traffic department collected nearly Rs 140 crore in fines.

The first round of collection was heavy followed by a slight drop in the second round. However, the third round is less compared to the last two rounds, an official from BTP said.