Jaipur, 30 November: In a crackdown against corruption in the city’s traffic wing, Jaipur Police on Friday arrested three accused a traffic “constable”, a homeguard and a puncture-shop owner for running a fake challan racket using a QR-scanner inside a puncture shop. Police said the trio collected money illegally from motorists under the guise of traffic fines, without issuing any legitimate challans.
According to the FIR and initial investigation, the accused have been identified as traffic constable Bhavani Singh, homeguard Wakar Ahmed and puncture-shop operator Mohammad Mushtaq. The trio allegedly operated near Gopalpura Bypass and Triveni-Chauraha, where they would stop violators, threaten them with heavy official challans, and then force them to pay a bribe of ₹300–₹400 on a QR-scanner at the puncture shop instead of issuing a proper traffic challan.
When a motorist refused to cooperate, he reportedly alerted police control room, which triggered a trap. Police reached the spot, confiscated the scanner machine and other evidence, and arrested all three. In preliminary records, at least two illicit transactions ₹1,500 and ₹300 have been confirmed in a single day.
All three have been placed on remand for questioning. The scanner has been seized for forensic examination, and investigators are probing whether the racket extended to medical stores or fruit vendors, as some reports suggest traffic-fine payments were being routed through various non-official businesses.
The police department said this incident highlights deep-rooted corruption within the traffic enforcement system, where officers misused their authority to exploit citizens. A senior official added that further sweep operations across the city will be launched soon to ensure no one else is part of such extortion networks.
Citizens are urged to remain vigilant demand a printed challan from an inspector-level officer for any traffic violation, and if asked to pay via shop-based QR-scanner or “on-the-spot fine”, report immediately to the nearest police station or control room.