Mysuru: Following several complaints from the public and tourists of harassment from autorickshaw drivers like demanding excess fares, not coming to the desired destination and not following traffic rules, the Mysuru City Police have been conducting special drives against them frequently and have registered cases and penalised the erring autorickshaw drivers.

While some auto drivers were following traffic rules and behaving decently with passengers, some drivers were still found violating traffic rules, not going to the desired destination of the passenger, demanding excess fare, behaving indecently, involving in illegal activities, driving under the influence of alcohol and narcotic substances, encouraging tourists in illegal activities, not keeping the vehicle in good condition, driving autorickshaws without valid driving licence, insurance and permit, parking autos haphazardly and obstructing flow of traffic, ferrying passengers more than the prescribed limit and allowing their friends and passengers to sit next to them.

Following the above violations of various rules by them, City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subramanyeswara Rao has begun the special drive which will be led by DCP                                                                Dr. Vikram V. Amathe.

Members of the public, who come across the above violations by autorickshaw drivers may inform the matter to the nearest Police Station or call Police Control Room on Ph: 0821-2418100 or 2418339 and thus co-operate with the Police in conducting the special drive, according to a press release from the PRO, City Police Commissioner’s Office Mysuru.