'Bully' Mumbai traffic cop slaps college student, damages eardrum

IllustrationUday MohiteMumbai Polices tolerance levels appear to be at an all time low A day after a constable was questioned for abusing a group of children a traffic cop allegedly thrashed a college student late on TuesdayThe student is demanding an apology from the cop who allegedly damaged an eardrum when he slapped himOn February 28 Arnab Chauhan name changed 19 had gone to a pub in Malad with a few friends The group left around 1 am A few minutes later Arnab got a call from a friend claiming that a traffic cop had caught him on the suspicion of driving drunkAlso Read Hotheaded bar owner slaps cop over cold drinkArnab rushed to his friends help when he fell prey to a bullying cop I was sitting and smoking on a bike by the road when I got the call he said I was walking in the direction of my friend when a policeman called me and asked for the key of the bike on which I was sitting I told him that it was not my bike but he began to argue with meAfter the altercation the policeman allegedly took Arnab to the spot where he had been smoking but found that the bike was missing He blamed me and claimed that I had given the key to someone to take it away said Arnab The tiff aggravated when the police accused him of driving drunkThe police allegedly then asked him to sit inside their jeep When Arnab refused the cop started forcing him inside But because he is hefty it wasnt easy for the cop to push him singlehandedly A traffic police constable whom Arnab identified as Kailash Gaikwad intervened and allegedly punched him several times in his stomach and also slapped him near his ear They then took him to the police station where he was charged with drink driving He was allowed to leave after his mum paid a fine The next day a doctor told me my eardrum was affected said ArnabRead Story Lawyer accuses cop of attacking him and mother inside police stationDr BM Kandelwal from Khandelwal ENT and General Hospital who treated him said There is a perforation in the eardrum that has been caused by external pressure I cant say if he was slappedArnab said that he didnt file an official complaint as his mother was reluctant I want an official apology from traffic police and they need to provide money for my treatment he said He also tweeted about the incident to the Mumbai Police In response the police asked him to share details of his complaint on its website Despite repeated calls DCP Ashok Dudhe was unavailable for commentI am not aware of this incident I will look into it and will take action if any officer is found guilty said Sanjay Jadhav DCP traffic suburbs