In a special enforcement drive, Udupi police on Wednesday checked more than 1,100 buses and booked 108 challans for various violations.
Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar said the drive was part of ongoing efforts to improve road safety in the
district.
A drive was also conducted on vehicles transporting mines and minerals. As many as 1,352 such vehicles were checked during the day and 56 challans were issued for violations such as overloading and non-installation of speed governors.