KATHMANDU, MARCH 10

Traffic police have taken action against 301 cabbies over a period of one week in Kathmandu valley for fleecing passengers or violating rules.

As per the statistics of Metropolitan Traffic Police Division, the taxi drivers booked by on-duty cops were caught in the act of bargaining on fare, refusing to provide service with the meter turned on, bargaining over fare and operating cabs with tampered meter.

MTPD said traffic cops continued their action against unscrupulous cabbies as they showed no sign of adhering to the rules.

Traffic personnel, both in uniform and civil dress, have been deployed in busy areas, including hospitals and bus parks to catch rule-violators.

A version of this article appears in the print on March 11, 2022, of The Himalayan Times