It is open season in India now. After less corrupted, medium corrupted, and fully corrupted people (although it is not the banian size to be Small, Medium and Large, as the result is always Xtra Large) enjoying a free social life in India, another farce in news now. We mean after Salman’s acquittal and Amma walks out free, a brand new road rage took place in Delhi as a Delhi policeman has been arrested and suspended after he was caught on camera attacking a woman with a brick in front of her young daughter.
The woman was riding a two-wheeler and was on her way home after picking up her child from school when she was stopped by the Traffic Constable, Satish Chand, for allegedly jumping a traffic signal.
She allegedly got into an argument with the constable.
"I was coming from my daughter's parent-teacher meeting. The policeman asked me for my registration papers and licence and demanded Rs. 200 for jumping the red light. I said I want a receipt but he refused to give it," the woman said. She alleges that the policeman kicked her scooter and attacked her.
A mobile phone clip recorded by a passerby shows the woman picking up a brick and hurling it at the constable's bike. The constable is seen striking right back with another brick, which hits the woman on her back.
"I screamed and then people gathered. This happened to me in broad daylight, where is the safety?" the woman said.
Police chief BS Bassi said Satish Chand has been suspended and a criminal case has been registered.
"Strict action will be taken against him. We regret that such a shameful act has been committed by a traffic policeman," Mr Bassi said.
The woman was hurt and taken to hospital briefly.
The video clip has gone viral on social media.
"It is necessary to send the constable on compulsory retirement. You cannot have angry, stressed out policemen on duty," said former IPS officer Kiran Bedi.
Even the media should stop the yellow journalism and manufacturing the news. Though the video clearly shows that it is the woman who took the brick first and threw it at the cop’s vehicle, her brutality was left behind by majority of the media. This is not on.
- Manohar
