Thane Traffic Police — false charges invoked by traffic police after refusing to pay bribe - teen hath naka, thane | |||
Date: 9th january 2019 My name is ajeesh ashok. I crossed the signal (It was clearly green and there were vehicles all around me) at teen hath naka junction, thane when a couple of traffic policemen stopped me, saying i jumped a red light. Asked me for my license which i handed over. I was sure the signal was green when i crossed so was shocked when i was asked to pay a fine. Spoke to his superior police officer (An officer in khaki uniform) who straight away asked me to pay a bribe of rs. 700 to let me go, threatening to suspend my license if i didn't pay up. I had no money in my pocket at the time and had no intention of bribing the officer. He then asked me to pay rs. 500 which i didn't agree to as well. Furious, the officer charged me with section 184 (Dangerous driving) with a penalty of rs.1200 when the fine for jumping a signal (If at all i did) is just rs. 200. My driving license is still with the officer. All the incidents mentioned happened between 13:00 and 13:30 pm on 9th january 2019. The temporary Driving permit number (Valid for 7 days) is I believe this is blatant misuse of authority by the traffic police department that makes life of road travellers so miserable. Requesting the concerned officials to look into this matter and punish the corrupt officers promoting corruption in such broad daylight. - ajeesh ashok [protected]@gmail.com Was this information helpful? | |||
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