Bikers recount e-challan woes

Recounting a time when the e-challan system proved a hindrance, biker Chetan Gupta (32) said, “I was caught by a cop for parking my bike in a no-parking spot. Before releasing my bike, I was made to clear any pending e-challans immediately. I paid up Rs 1200 for five e-challans sent to me to avoid landing in a soup. After I got home, I checked the e-challans, and was shocked to see only two of them belonged to me, while the other three belonged to a tempo.” Another biker, Sahil Rane (25), “I was sent an e-challan on the MTP app, showing images of a different bike registered with a number similar to mine. I was made to pay a fine of Rs 200 for jumping the signal, which I hadn’t done.”