Mumbai Traffic Police — Challan raised without explaining to me offence and without giving opportunity to be heard

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I had stopped the my car below Kemps Corner flyover near the Maple showroom as the road was barricaded going towards North. However, as vehicles were going from the flyover I gently honked to draw attention of the police constable on duty to understand reasons for the blockade and so that I could decide whether I should use an alternative route.

That is when the officer (Ms Shaikh) rudely spoke to at me saying dont honk loudly and I then spoke to her to not speak rudely. She continued to be rude and I then asked her for her name ie to know the name of the officer who is speaking rudely. She gave me her name but without designation (PI, PSI, Senior Inspector, etc) despite me asking her for her designation. Even after the motorcade had passed I asked her for her designation and I was not given this and the officer walked away. As soon as I asked for her name, the echallan was issued indicating in my view a high handed attitude and misuse of her authority. Hence the issue is not any offence committed by me in my view but because I asked for her name that the same is issued to me.

It has never been explained to me what is the offence committed and I was not even given the opportunity to be heard.

I have to point out that the horn is a factory fitted horn so it cannot be loud and no decibel level was measured

In fact even while giving me her name the officer did so rudely. It is not clear from the photographs what is the offence and in one of the photos is is clear that the vehicle is stopped because there is a barricade put up. I have raised a grievance on the MTP app also but it has been rejected without giving any explanation. It seems the department does not want to explain itself to a citizen but is using a easy device to issue challans