The traffic system and law enforcement agencies in Karachi have once again come under scrutiny after owners of motorcycles stolen years ago began receiving electronic fines (e-challans).
In a recent incident, a citizen reported that his motorcycle had been stolen from Liaquatabad on 7 December 2023.
Despite filing a timely police report, the vehicle has yet to be recovered. Surprisingly, he received an e-challan on 28 December 2025 for violating helmet rules near the National Stadium flyover.
The affected citizen remarked that the same motorcycle, which the police had failed to trace over two years, was now being flagged by traffic cameras—raising serious questions about the system. He appealed to authorities to take immediate action to recover the motorcycle.
A similar case emerged where another Karachi resident revealed that his motorcycle had been stolen from Tipu Sultan Road on 21 March 2019.
Although a police report was filed, the vehicle remained unrecovered for six years. Astonishingly, on 27 October 2025, an e-challan of PKR 5,000 was issued for a helmet violation on the stolen motorcycle.
The resident added that investigations revealed his motorcycle was being used in Clifton by an alleged criminal, yet instead of recovering it, the police issued a fine to the rightful owner—a clear miscarriage of justice.
Following these incidents, citizens have expressed deep concern, questioning why stolen motorcycles continue to circulate freely on the city’s roads while law enforcement fails to recover them.
They are calling for the immediate retrieval of stolen vehicles and urgent rectification of flaws in the e-challan system.
