The move apparently comes following complaints from commuters about large-scale random checking of vehicles by traffic police personnel across Gurugram.
To ensure smooth flow of traffic at night in Gurugram, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Traffic, Gurugram has reportedly issued instructions to traffic police personnel not to stop any vehicle at night and also not to issue challans. According to a report by news agency ANI, in a letter issued by DCP Traffic Virender Vij, traffic police personnel have been strictly prohibited from stopping any vehicle at night.
The move apparently comes following complaints from commuters about the large-scale random checking of vehicles being carried out by traffic police personnel across Gurugram. However, it is unclear how traffic officials are now expected to check and prevent cases of traffic violations, which range from speeding and signal jumping to drunk driving.
According to ANI, the new instructions are clearly stated in a letter from DCP Traffic Virender Vij dated May 28. “Traffic inspectors are ordered to order all the staff posted in their jurisdiction that no vehicle should be stopped at night and no challan should be issued,” the letter reads. “If it is very necessary to issue a challan to the driver as per the Motor Vehicles Act, then in that case the challan of that vehicle should be issued as per the rules only after bringing it to the notice of the concerned gazetted officer/signatory and obtaining permission.”
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The letter also states that if any traffic policeman fails to follow the instructions, he will have to face action. “The orders should be strictly followed. In case of negligence and laxity, strict departmental action will be taken against the concerned traffic police officer as per rules with immediate effect.”
The letter also underlines the need to implement these new instructions. “It has come to the notice of the above that the traffic policemen deployed at night are harassing the common people by unnecessarily stopping their vehicles and also issuing challans to vehicles without any reason.”
Instead, traffic police officials have been instructed to play a role that ensures smooth flow of vehicles. “Traffic personnel deployed at night should play a vital role as Gurugram Traffic Police by guiding and helping the common people and drivers and arranging safe passage for them to their destination and in case of a road accident, the injured should be immediately admitted to the nearest trauma centre and the accident vehicles should be immediately removed from the main road and traffic should be allowed to move smoothly.”
