The traveller involved in the fatal road accident at Rangajan in Kaziranga had been fined on several earlier occasions for traffic violations, including speeding.
The vehicle was fined Rs 4,000 in Jorhat on March 3. A fine of Rs 4,000 against the vehicle remained unpaid.
It was also fined Rs 4,000 in Kaziranga on August 22, 2025, for speeding. The vehicle faced another penalty for a speed-related violation in September that year.
The traveller had earlier been fined for travelling at 62 kmph through Kaziranga National Park, exceeding the prescribed speed limit.
The earlier violations came under scrutiny after the Rangajan accident. The transport department's next action against the vehicle remains to be seen.
