Encroachers to be penalised by traffic cops

To tighten the noose around encroachers, the traffic police would register FIRs against the violators. Rampant encroachments on roadsides by shopkeepers and vendors have been causing inconvenience to residents of the city. Repeated attempts by the civic body and the police have failed to bring the desired results.

Encroachments on roadsides and public land return when the civic body and the police fail to take action.

The district administration has now decided to register FIRs against the violators. It had recently banned encroachments under Section 163 of the BNSS. The traffic police on Thursday registered several cases against offenders.

ADCP Amandeep Kaur said they had apprised the shopkeepers and vendors encroaching on footpaths of the law, besides warning them of registering a case against them if they tried to encroach again. Despite that, several people violated the law and they filed FIRs for violating the orders.

Amritsar