5 drivers booked for overloading

Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Dec 17: The police today booked five passenger vehicle drivers for resorting to overloading in Thanamandi and Darhal area.
SSP Rajouri, Yougal Manhas said that a team of police headed by SHO Darhal Habib Pathan under the supervision of SDPO Thanamandi Iftikar Chowdhary was on routine patrolling on Rajouri – Darhal road when two vehicles were found overloaded with passengers.
FIR No 97/2018 under sections 279/336 RPC has been registered against driver Mohammad Bashir, son of Nizam Din, resident of Budh Khanari in tehsil Darhal who was driving a Tata Magic Auto JK11C/ 7044 and another FIR 98/2018 under sections 279/336 RPC has been registered against driver Tasleem Arif, son of Noor Hussain, resident of Dodaj, Darhal, who was driving a Eco- JK11B/ 6949, said SSP.
Similarly, police team of Thanamandi police station headed by SHO Nazir Ahmad Dar under the supervision of SDPO Thanamandi, Iftikar Chowdhary intercepted three vehicles which were heavily overloaded and FIRs have been registered against the drivers.
Three FIRs under sections 279, 336 RPCs have been registered against drivers in Police Station Thanamandi, said SSP Rajouri Yougal Manhas.
He identified the drivers as Zaheer Abass, son of Abdul Rashid, resident of Behrote and driver of Minibus JK02/ 4046, Mohammad Rafiq, son of Mohammad Jan, resident of Behrote and driver of vehicle minibus JK02P/ 8372 and third driver who was driving Tata Sumo JK12 1787.