07 July,2011 11:14 AM IST | | Atul Krishan
Jt. Commissioner of Police (traffic) Satyendra Garg confirmed the incident to MiD DAY, but refused to divulge the violator's name
What's better than driving a swank car on Delhi's roads? Driving a swank car on Delhi's roads with a beacon on top. At least till you get caught.
Street smart: An assistant professor of Delhi University took this
picture of the car with a beacon on top (highlighted) near Bhikaji Cama
Place and forwarded it to Satyendra Garg.
An IAS official was challenged by traffic police for driving a private car with a blue beacon on July 3. The police have impounded the beacon after collecting the fine. Joint Commissioner of Police (traffic) Satyendra Garg confirmed the incident to MiD DAY. He said that the vehicle the IAS was driving belongs to his friend. He, however, refused to divulge either's name.
Refused to divulge the name of the violator. file pics
Anonymous: Joint Commissioner of Police (traffic) Satyendra Garg
No names please!
"I don't want to reveal his name. He will be defamed if I disclose his name. Police have done their duty by impounding the blue beacon and challaning the IAS," said Garg. He said that the traffic cops only want to give out a message that no one is above the law. "Whether the offender is an IAS or an ordinary man, if he violates traffic rules, he shall be fined," said the Joint CP.
An assistant professor of Delhi University, Arun Kumar, had complained to Garg in this respect. On July 3 at around 5.45 pm, Arun Kumar, was driving his car near Bhikaji Kama Place flyover when he noticed a red Hyundai Verna with number plate DL2CAD6904 that had a blue beacon on top and was being driven very rashly. He apparently followed the car till Chattarpur Temple.
Fail to hail
"On the way at least 15 traffic police personnel noticed this vehicle, but no one pulled up the driver," Kumar said in his complaint. He clicked a photograph of the car and sent it to Garg, following which action was taken. During investigations police came to know that the car belongs to a person named Sandeep Sharma who lives in Karampura area of west Delhi. Police contacted him to find out the reason for putting a blue beacon on top of the car. Sharma was questioned by cops. He told traffic police that on Sunday, July 3, one of his friends, who is an IAS official had taken his car. "The vehicle has been prosecuted for unauthorised beacon and RC violation with court challan," added Satyendra Garg.
263
Prosecutions on misusing of
red beacons last year in Delhi
Rs 200
Approx. amount of fine levied in such a case
Ex-cop's son challaned
On December 21 MiD DAY had reported how Joint Traffic Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Satyendra Garg made an example out of the son of a retired police officer on Monday, making the point that no one is above the law.
Garg was going towards Burari to inspect the arrangements at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) plenary session when he noticed a car with tinted glasses and a fancy number plate with Delhi police logos on the rear and front. Garg hailed the driver who stopped his car. Garg questioned the man behind the wheels who initially tried to bluff and posed as a cop. But realising the gravity of the situation, he started speaking the truth. The culprit conceded that his was an inspector with Delhi police and had retired recently. Garg then confiscated his driving licence and asked him to collect it from his office. The violator was identified as Lala Ram. He had accepted his fault and had taken off the dark films from his car windows and the Delhi police logos. But for violating rules he was challaned Rs 2100. To send out a strong message to one and all, Garg posted his experience on the famous Delhi Traffic police wall on facebook. "Everyone, even the authorities, have to follow rules. No influential person, not even Delhi police officials are aboveu00a0the law and every violator will be prosecuted," he said.
