Odisha Truck Driver Fined Rs 1000 For Not Wearing a Helmet While Driving His Vehicle

Ganjam (Odisha): Although a helmet is not required for driving a truck, police in Odisha’s a truck driver Ganjam district issued a challan Rs 1,000 to a truck driver for driving the vehicle without wearing a helmet.

While the challan was issued on December 24, 2020, the truck driver was made aware of the strange pending challan on Wednesday when he went to the Transport Department to renew his vehicle permit.

“My truck permit had expired so I went to the RTO office to deposit my vehicle permit fees, but they told me that three fines are already in my name,” said truck driver Pramod Kumar Swain.