CHATTOGRAM: A team of Chattogram distric police filed 53 cases against unfit vehicles and fined them Tk 5 lakh on different charges at Sitakunda upazila in the district on Saturday.

The special drive was conducted at Fauzdarhat area under the upazila.

A total of 53 cases were filed, 17 vehicles were seized, while some Tk 5 lakh were imposed during the drive, he said.

Additional Superintendant of Police (ASP) SM Wasim said such drives will be conducted regularly.

TI Abdullah Al Mamun, TI Tofayel Ahmed, TI Habib Hasan, TI Shahidullah Islam, Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association General Secretary Md Abdul Mannan, Chattogram Prime Mover Workers Union President Selim Khan and Chattogram Light Vehicle Driver Worker Union General Secretary Md Anwar Hossain were also present along with the other representatives of various professional associations.