LAHORE – A traffic police assistant sub-inspector on Monday fined his own son for not wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle in Punjab’s city Sadiqbad near Rahim Yar Khan.
According to a media report, ASI Traffic Police, Imtiaz Abbas, handed a fine of Rs200 to his son for not wearing a helmet. The incident took place at that time when Abbas was busy in routine traffic checking in the city area.
The new Punjab government has declared it mandatory for motorcyclists to wear helmets and has introduced fines to be imposed on those found violating traffic laws.
Traffic police officials have said that the use of helmets is mandatory for motorcyclists and that action will be taken against those violating the law without any discrimination.
In September, the Lahore High Court had directed traffic police to expand the crackdown against motorists without helmets during the hearing of a petition.
