2 traffic cops suspended for taking bribe from drivers

The services of two traffic policemen were suspended on Tuesday after they were caught taking bribe from commuters.

The services of two traffic policemen were suspended on Tuesday after they were caught taking bribe from commuters.

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The incident took place at Rajiv Chowk on February 3 when the accused — sub-inspector Dharam Prakash and assistant sub-inspector Dinesh — were allegedly taking a bribe and allowing vehicles to pass from a no-entry zone, instead of imposing penalties on violators.

The police department has now posted a helpline number on its page on social networking website Facebook inviting people to give information about corrupt policemen.

"We were getting a number of complaints against traffic policemen in the area. A team of senior officials set a trap for the accused policemen and took a lift in a dumper. When they reached Rajiv Chowk, the team found that the accused policemen did not stop the vehicle. Instead of issuing a challan, the cops allowed the driver to go through a no-entry zone after demanding a bribe. The two policemen were caught red-handed and have been suspended," said a senior traffic police official.

"We will not tolerate any corruption in our department and such incidents will be considered a serious offence. We have suspended the accused and a departmental inquiry has been initiated," said Bharti Arora, DCP (traffic).

Last year, a head constable of the Gurgaon traffic police was suspended after a Facebook user put up a video of him demanding R1,000 as bribe. The incident took place at the DLF Phase-5 crossing when accused police officer Sarvan Kumar stopped call centre executive Daksh Ghudaiya, who recorded the interaction on his mobile phone.