Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 13 (ANI): A man was arrested for allegedly jostling with a traffic policeman while being stopped during checking of vehicles in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district, a police official said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred during the regular vehicle checking under the jurisdiction of Padav police station in the district on Monday evening.
City Superintendent of Police (CSP) Kiran told ANI, “On Monday evening, during the regular vehicle checking in the Padav police station area, when a traffic constable stopped a car, the concerned driver did not stop the vehicle and drove away recklessly at a high speed. Later, a blockade was made and the vehicle was stopped. The police caught the vehicle and arrested the car driver. The car driver also jostled with the policeman.”
An FIR was registered against the car driver for obstruction in government work, negligent driving at high speed and under relevant sections of Motor Vehicle Act, she said.
Additionally, the medical examination of the policeman was being done and if suffered any serious injury, then the sections would be increased in this regard as well, the officer added.
When asked about the police protection measures during checking, the officer said, “At the time of vehicle checking, proper barricading is made so that no one can pass at high speed. During the night hours, a jacket with radium, lighting and button light are used so that if a vehicle is arriving from far away, it can see the police man standing from far.”
According to reports, the car was stopped during the checking and the car driver was asked to remove the black film applied over the glasses of the car. Following which, he started jostling with the traffic policeman and tried to escape from the spot. Later the police managed to catch him and took the accused into custody. (ANI)
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