India News | MP: Indore Shopkeeper Fined Rs 40,000 for Storing Modified 'silencers' Used in Motorcycles
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A court here in Madhya Pradesh on Monday imposed a fine of Rs 40,000 on a shopkeeper for storing modified silencers that generate a shrill sound once fitted in motorcycles.
Indore, May 8 (PTI) A court here in Madhya Pradesh on Monday imposed a fine of Rs 40,000 on a shopkeeper for storing modified silencers that generate a shrill sound once fitted in motorcycles.
A police spokesperson said the chief judicial magistrate of the district court imposed the fine under the Motor Vehicles Act.
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The traffic police on May 3 seized 109 "modified" silencers from a shop in Chhoti Gwaltoli area, he said.
In a similar case, the court imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on another shopkeeper, also from Chhoti Gwaltoli area, on May 6 after eight modified silencers were seized from his shop, the spokesperson said.
The traffic police have launched a campaign against the installation of such silencers, the official said.
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