KANCHANPUR: Police have taken action against 3,903 vehicles for violating traffic rules in Sudurpaschim Province, collecting Rs 3,386,500 in revenue over the past month.
Senior Superintendent of Police Padam Bahadur Bista of the Sudurpaschim Province Police Office shared the details.
According to Bista, 235 road accidents were recorded across the province in Asoj, resulting in 12 deaths and injuries to 363 people. A total of 321 vehicles were involved in the accidents.
Police attributed 208 accidents to driver-related causes, while six were linked to driving under the influence of alcohol. The statistics also identified nine accidents caused by vehicles, one by a passenger, two by pedestrians, five by quadrupeds and four by road conditions.
Bista said police had launched a programme to conduct mechanical inspections of vehicles to help prevent road accidents.
In a separate enforcement effort, police arrested 24 people and seized goods valued at Rs 22.06 million in connection with customs-related offences, according to the report.
Police also seized five people and 28 vehicles allegedly involved in the illegal exploitation of natural resources and collected Rs 334,900 in fines. Nine people involved in such activities have been arrested, the report stated.
In cases involving the illegal extraction and theft of forest products, police seized 62 cubic feet of timber and collected Rs 315,000 in revenue.
Police also collected Rs 112,300 in revenue through action against illegal livestock-related activities, according to the report.
Comment