The fallout of alleged extortion by police for the ministers is not over. However, the police personnel are still being issued targets for collection, which may not necessarily be unofficial.
A traffic constable inadvertently spoke about it, when he caught the wrong person on the highway, near Parseoni. To his discomfort, the car owner had all the documents with him and had no reason to pay any fine. In an effort to complete the target the constable wanted to issue a fine for not using the seat belt, which the driver had removed after promptly stopping the vehicle on the constable’s signal.
When all the members including the driver of the car stated that the belt was removed in front of him. After verifying the documents, he requested the car owner of pay at least a small fine and get the receipt. He then started laughing himself and stated that he has been given a target of issuing at least 15 challan in a day. Unfortunately, so far he could not find anyone without proper documents, including rarely carrying the PUC (Pollution Under Control) certificate.
The constable laughed and literally begged for a challan or he would face the wrath of his senior officer.
Similar targets are given to police personnel at various levels. Surprisingly we have lost faith in people promptly following the rules. By prescribing hefty fines the law enforcement authorities are being pushed to a tight corner, as people find possessing the required documents than paying the fines.
Although this is a good trend people are gradually becoming law-abiding citizens. Besides issuing challan for not possessing documents, a system to control rash driving, spitting on the road while driving and using horns that would rattle other commuters, must be developed. A large number of accidents are caused due to rash driving. Not to mention again that the condition of roads ‘MUST’ be improved to avoid accidents on roads.
