Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 7: In the second such incident, authorities today suspended a traffic policeman and ordered a departmental inquiry against him after he was reportedly caught in a video accepting bribe from a person on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway here.
Senior Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Jammu city, ordered the action after receiving a video purportedly showing the Delection Grade Constable Bashir Ahmad, posted at Nagrota post, allegedly taking bribe from an unknown person.
“The act of the official is highly objectionable and amounts to misconduct, indiscipline and misuse of official position… such an act has tarnished the image of police in general and traffic police in particular,” the officer said in his order.
The SSP also ordered a departmental inquiry against the Incharge of the Post, Inspector Jalal Din Fani for his alleged failure to control the subordinate staff deployed with him which tentamounts to lack of supervision as well as carelessness and dereliction towards his legitimate duties.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Traffic (City North) was directed to conduct the inquiry and submit his findings within week’s time, the order read.
Meanwhile, a case FIR No 132 under various sections of Prevention of Corruption Act was registered today against SPO Sanjay Sharma and a Selection Grade Constable at police station Satwari on the directions of senior police officers.
The Special Police Officer (SPO) was disengaged yesterday after his video of forcefully taking bribe from a trucker went viral on social media. In the video, the SPO Sanjay Sharma, who was posted with Traffic City Jammu, was seen boarding a vehicle while on duty near 4th Tawi Bridge, Jammu, with ulterior motives.
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