In a surprising revelation, the Cyberabad police's strategic nakabandi operations along Hyderabad's IT corridor have been yielding substantial financial recoveries, with each enforcement drive collecting between ₹3 lakh to ₹4 lakh in pending challans from motorists.
The Street Racing Menace in IT Corridor
Groups of young enthusiasts have been regularly gathering at various locations around T-Hub and stretches like Attapur and Attapur-Shamshabad to perform dangerous stunts and organize illegal street races. What makes these gatherings more concerning is that participants often record their reckless acts for social media circulation, further encouraging such behavior.
These unauthorized assemblies have generated numerous complaints from residents across the city, particularly affecting night shift employees working in the IT corridor who found the sudden gatherings both disruptive and dangerous.
Police Strategy and Enforcement
Responding to the growing concern, Cyberabad police commissioner Avinash Mohanty instructed all zonal DCPs to implement visible policing measures, including regular nakabandi and patrolling of isolated stretches. The initiative has evolved into a joint enforcement operation conducted on weekends by local law and order teams alongside traffic police across five key roads surrounding T-Hub.
Additional DCP of Madhapur, N Uday Reddy, revealed alarming details about the offenders. "During enforcement drives near T-Hub and surrounding areas, we frequently encounter bikers with substantial pending challans, some as high as ₹7,000," he stated. Apart from checking outstanding fines, authorities also thoroughly verify vehicle documents and number plates during these operations.
Significant Results and Future Plans
The enforcement drives have produced remarkable outcomes beyond financial recoveries. Each operation typically leads to the seizure of approximately 40 vehicles due to various violations or insufficient documentation. Police officials expressed astonishment at the distance some participants travel, noting that motorists come from as far as 16 kilometers specifically to participate in these street races and stunts.
Senior Cyberabad police officials emphasized that nakabandi represents an ongoing exercise designed specifically to prevent bikers and other motorists from indulging in racing and stunt activities. The success of the current operations has prompted police to consider increasing the frequency of night-time enforcement on these vulnerable roads to prevent further misuse.
Police investigations have uncovered that these like-minded groups typically coordinate their assemblies through common social media groups, highlighting the evolving nature of organizing such events in the digital age. The consistent financial recoveries demonstrate both the scale of the problem and the effectiveness of targeted police intervention in maintaining public safety on Hyderabad's crucial IT corridor roads.
