US citizen thrashes cop, tears his uniform, held

Ensuring discipline on the roads of the national Capital caused a traffic constable to receive a thrashing. He was nearly run over and thrashed by a US citizen of Indian origin when he tried to stop the man from driving without wearing a seat belt.

The incident took place on Wednesday when Constable Narvir, who was deployed at Africa Avenue road near a flyover, with two of his senior officers, told police that he saw a silver colour Maruti Baleno car approaching and waved at the driver to stop, seeing that he was not wearing a seat belt.

“As stated by the constable, the driver first slowed down but as the cop approached his vehicle he accelerated in order to escape and Narvir narrowly escaped from coming under the vehicle. He said that when he narrated this to his Zonal Officer, the officer asked him to chase the vehicle. Narvir then sought a lift from a scooter rider and after more than a kilometre-long chase, caught hold of the car near a traffic signal, forcing the driver to pull over,” said a senior police officer.

The Constable, in his complaint given to the police, claimed that when he asked the driver to park …read more