Reacting to a complaint filed by a retired Army Major alleging that traffic policemen misbehaved with him and his family during a weekend drink-driving check in Gurugram, the traffic police issued a clarification on Tuesday.
DCP Traffic Prateek Gehlot said the inquiry so far had found no evidence of misconduct or misbehaviour by Gurugram traffic police personnel towards the driver or his family members.
He said an inquiry was being conducted under the supervision of ACP (Traffic Headquarters and Highway) Satpal Yadav into the allegations that traffic police personnel misbehaved with a driver and issued an incorrect challan around midnight on June 6.
“According to the preliminary findings, the body-worn camera footage recorded by the traffic zonal officer during the alcohol-checking operation was reviewed. On the basis of the footage, it was found that the driver was issued a challan under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act as the alcohol sensor reading was 91. No evidence was found indicating any form of misconduct or misbehaviour by Gurugram traffic police,” DCP Gehlot said.
He added that the matter was being further investigated by ACP (Traffic East) Manjeet Singh.
According to the complaint sent to the Police Commissioner, retired Major Hemendra Singh said he, his wife and two young daughters were returning to their society after dinner on Cyber City Golf Course Road on Sunday night when a police team stopped them.
He alleged that during the check, a police officer flouted medical protocols by placing a breathalyser, allegedly used earlier on another driver, directly into his mouth without changing the straw or nozzle.
