Gangtok: The traffic police on Thursday briefly
seized the vehicles of two ministers after finding them
parked in 'No Parking Zone' near Denzong theatre in Lal
Bazaar Market here, but later released the vehicles on payment
of fine of Rs 500 each.
During the routine checking, the traffic police found the
official vehicles of the Information and Public Relations
(IPR) Minister Neeru Sewa and the Building and Housing
Minister Tilu Gurung parked in the space declared as 'No
Parking Zone, police inspector Deepa Sharma said.
The cops seized the two vehicles by locking its tyre with
chain and imposed a fine of Rs 500 on each of the vehicle for
violation of traffic rules before its release, she said,
adding the fine was recovered from the drivers of the two
vehicles as the ministers were not in the vehicles at the time
of its booking by the traffic cops.
The ministers duo were not not available for their
comments on the booking of their vehicles by the traffic
police.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, November 26, 2009, 18:41