Auraiya transport team seals four ambulances used to carry passengers
An ARTO enforcement team in Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh, sealed four ambulances found carrying passengers instead of patients and fined another during a vehicle check.
Four unauthorised ambulances found carrying passengers rather than patients were sealed in Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh, according to an Amar Ujala report published on 6 October 2026.
On instructions of the Transport Commissioner, an enforcement team of the Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO) carried out intensive vehicle checks near the Devkali police post in the Kotwali Sadar area. The four ambulances were parked at the police post and sealed. One more ambulance was issued a challan, the report said.
During the same drive, three dumpers were sealed for illegal transport and overloading, and two Bullet motorcycles were challaned for noise pollution and modified silencers. ARTO Nanak Chandra Sharma, who led the action, said that misuse of emergency vehicles such as ambulances, along with traffic rule violations, would not be tolerated under any circumstances.
Why it matters for ambulance owners and drivers
- Ambulances used for purposes other than patient transport can be sealed.
- Checks are being done on the instructions of the state's transport commissioner.
Read the full report at the source: Amar Ujala
This is a summary written by the Ambulance Owner Association. The facts are from the source named above.