Citizen receives e-ticket for motorbike stolen four years ago

A Karachi man was confused after receiving an e-challan for his motorbike, stolen years ago, it emerged on Friday.

The motorbike owner claimed his vehicle was stolen from the Tipu Sultan police premises. Ironically, he received an e-ticket worth Rs5,000 on October 27 for not wearing a helmet, despite having filed a theft complaint. Earlier, the newly launched e-challan system of the Sindh traffic police came under fire after a citizen reported major errors. An affected citizen told Geo News on Thursday that he received an e-challan despite never committing any traffic violation. “The number plate shown in the photo is different from the one written in text on the same challan,” he said, calling it a glaring error.

On the other hand, in a meeting chaired by Sindh IGP Ghulam Nabi Memon, traffic police Peer Muhammad Shah said the paper challan system has been totally replaced by the digitalisation of the e-ticketing system. The traffic police have issued more than 17,000 e-challans since the system became active on October 28.