Traffic policemen have become brazen faced to the extent of demanding bribes from truck, mini bus and three-wheeler drivers on one or the other pretext. The case in point is the sordid story of auto rickshaw driver who was beaten by three traffic police officials at Rotary Chowk Naka behind the office of State Vigilance Organization the other day. Despite pleading that he was not carrying any passenger and, therefore, would not pay the “entry” money the three traffic police officials took the law in their hands and beat him mercilessly, created a row on the chowk and disrupted the flow of traffic. On the intervention of the crowd that gathered there, the seniors of traffic police intervened, took the victimized auto driver to hospital for treatment and ordered the attachment of errant policemen. The incident shows to what extent corruption is rampant among the traffic police functionaries. Is the attachment of errant officials just eyewash or not, who can say. Why the people did not lodge an FIR against the errant traffic policemen is the sad part of the story. However we should appreciate the courage and resistance of the auto driver, who refused to pay bribe and get away unscathed.
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