Haryana man gets Rs 2,000 challan, but the location recorded leaves him baffled

A man from Haryana challenged a Rs 2,000 challan for exceeding the speed limit by 1 kmph. The record's Null Island coordinates raised questions about the accuracy of the speed gun data.Haryana man gets Rs 2,000 challan, but the location recorded leaves him baffled (Photos: @anujitshivam/X)Haryana,Nov 13, 2026 17:34 ISTA man from Haryana was fined Rs 2,000 for driving at 101 kmph on the Yamuna Expressway, just 1 kmph over the speed limit. But the challan had another bizarre detail: it placed his car in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.X user Anujeet Shivam shared a picture of the challan along with details of the incident on his account. According to the challan, his black SUV was recorded travelling at 101 kmph against the permitted speed limit of 100 kmph.In his post, Shivam questioned the Rs 2,000 penalty for exceeding the limit by just 1 kmph. He also pointed out an unusual detail in the speed gun's record: the latitude and longitude were listed as 0°N and 0°E, coordinates that correspond to a location in the Atlantic Ocean, commonly known as Null Island.The challan image showed the vehicle's registration number, along with the recorded speed, speed limit and other details. It also listed the date and time of the alleged violation as January 10, 2026, at around 3:13 pm. Questioning the accuracy of the record, Shivam tagged Noida Traffic Police and Uttar Pradesh Traffic Police, asking whether this was how road safety was meant to work.Take a look at the post here: Noida Traffic Police responded to his post, asking him to call the e-challan helpline number.The post drew mixed reactions. Some users argued that a 100 kmph speed limit meant the maximum permitted speed, not a target drivers could aim to match, and that even a 1 kmph violation could therefore attract a challan.Others questioned why the driver was disputing the penalty when the recorded speed was above the limit.One user also claimed that speed radars typically had a 5-kmph error allowance built in, suggesting that the vehicle may actually have been travelling at a higher speed when it was flagged.- Ends