{"id":43704,"date":"2025-10-31T18:10:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T18:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/43704"},"modified":"2025-10-31T18:10:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T18:10:49","slug":"e-challan-fines-karachi-man-for-motorcycle-stolen-four-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/43704","title":{"rendered":"E-Challan fines Karachi man for motorcycle stolen four years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>KARACHI: In a bizarre incident, a motorcycle stolen four years ago in Karachi was recently issued an E-Challan for a traffic violation, ARY News reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the owner, the motorcycle had been stolen from the Tariq Road area near Tipu Sultan in 2020, and a complaint was duly registered at the Tipu Sultan Police Station. However, the bike was never recovered, and no progress was made in the case.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"entry-content-asset videofit\"><iframe title=\"E-Challan for stolen motorcycle reaches owner in Karachi\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bSMuQgyOplg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To the owner\u2019s surprise, on October 27, he received an E-Challan of Rs 5,000 for riding without a helmet, the violation was recorded on the same stolen motorcycle.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing frustration, the owner said that despite police records clearly showing the motorcycle as stolen, it appears to be still active on city roads, indicating negligence in recovery efforts.<\/p>\n<p>He added that not only did the police fail to recover the vehicle, but the issuance of an E-Challan now adds insult to injury, raising serious questions about coordination between the police department and the traffic monitoring authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred just a day after another major flaw was reported in Karachi\u2019s electronic traffic challan (E-Challan) system<\/p>\n<p>According to the details, the e-challan, issued on October 27 at around 9:45 a.m, showed a violation for riding a motorcycle without a helmet at Teen Talwar, Clifton. However, the affected citizen claimed he was at his home in Scheme 33 at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The e-challan, sent based on a vehicle\u2019s number plate, reportedly contained glaring discrepancies. The image printed on the e-challan displayed one number plate, while the alphanumeric registration mentioned was completely different. Moreover, the data for the two number plates did not match in the official records.<\/p>\n<p>The erroneous e-challan also added six demerit points to the citizen\u2019s driving record, further aggravating his distress. \u201cI have never received a challan in my life. This false penalty has caused me severe mental stress,\u201d the affected person said.<\/p>\n<p>The Karachi citizen was fined Rs2,500 for allegedly riding without a helmet. He questioned the credibility of the e-challan system, asking, \u201cIf such serious errors are happening in electronic challans, where can citizens turn for justice?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/e-challan-issued-for-a-stolen-motorcycle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: In a bizarre incident, a motorcycle stolen four years ago in Karachi was recently issued an E-Challan for a traffic violation, ARY News reported. According to the owner, the motorcycle had been stolen from the Tariq Road area near Tipu Sultan in 2020, and a complaint was duly registered at the Tipu Sultan Police Station. 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