Dhaka: Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in separate drives filed 3,172 cases against motorists for violating traffic rules in different parts of the capital on Wednesday.

According to United News of Bangladesh, DMP filed 140 cases in the Ramna zone, 180 in the Lalbagh zone, 319 in the Motijheel zone, 714 in the Wari zone, 256 in the Tejgaon zone, 946 in the Mirpur zone, 401 in the Uttara zone, and 216 in the Gulshan zone, Deputy Commissioner (Media) of DMP Niaz Mehedi said on Thursday.

Besides, a total of 715 vehicles were impounded and 186 others were towed away during the drives. The DMP Traffic Division will continue such drives to maintain discipline on Dhaka’s roads, he said.