Overview
- Scooter rider Anmol Singhal was stopped on November 4 at the Gandhi Colony checkpoint in the Nai/New Mandi area for riding without a helmet and lacking licence and vehicle documents.
- The scooter was seized under Section 207 of the Motor Vehicles Act, which permits seizure when required documents are not produced.
- SP (Traffic) Atul Chaubey said a sub-inspector mistakenly entered the section code in the fine field, merging “207” with ₹4,000 to display ₹20,74,000.
- Singhal’s photo of the challan went viral on social media, prompting an internal review and a correction setting the payable amount at ₹4,000.
- The rider’s family says the revised challan is yet to be paid and the vehicle has not been released.