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Sent: Fri, 14 May, 2010 12:55:16 AM
Subject: Fw: Bribery & Misbehaviour Complaint regarding Traffic officials, in uniform and, during duty hours

Hi,

I patiently waited for a reply from Mr. Praveen Sood. I was expecting a prompt reply from him, as earlier. However, I was mistaken. I am forced to take this one step higher. I will continue my fight against the corrupt and bullying Bangalore Traffic Police System until I'm sure that approaching senior officials could help the common people resolve the problem in the existing system.

The city of Bangalore, in recent years, has expanded exponentially in all virtual directions.

I believe the Bangalore Traffic Police is supposed to manage the traffic of the city with acute professionalism and competence. I thought their duty
constitutes smooth and unhindered movement of traffic, reduction in accidents

However, the Traffic Policemen at Bangalore can be found beneath shades of trees or flyovers lurking to catch people who might have broken any traffic law. However, they would never be found at traffic signals to stop people from breaking any traffic law.

People are afraid to approach Traffic Policemen at Bangalore since they are afraid of the terror created by the Traffic Policemen at Bangalore. The Traffic Policemen at Bangalore have made a bad reputation of framing users with charges at their discretion.

An example of the same may be viewed in the consumer complaint mentioned in the link below:

consumercomplaints.in/complaints/bangalore-traffic-police--adugodi-traffic-inspector-c369021.html

Also, check the complaints lodged in the link below:

complaintsboard.com/complaints/bangalore-traffic-police-c71033.html

If you need more links to view people's complaint regarding the corrupt system, then let me know. I will be more than happy to provide you hundreds of such links containing complaint from the common people to protest the verbal and mental harassment and corrupt conduct by the Traffic Policemen at Bangalore.

There is an inconsistent check on traffic police dealings with the general public. Whom should the common people approach to resolve their problems and report the verbal and mental harrassment suffered by them from the corrupt and bullying Traffic Policemen at Bangalore?

I agree with Sandeep Warrier's statement in Jaagore: "I found these people only good at collecting fines from motorists. They are least bothered about controlling the traffic here, which gets worst day by day. If you travel around Bangalore you cant see any Traffic cops standing at the signal and controlling the traffic. Instead you can see them hiding behind Trees/Shops/places where there is no street lights etc just to fine ppl for any mistakes. And let me remind you that you cant get out of it without paying fine."

Bangalore Traffic Police does not do its job properly, inspite of having all fancy gadgets and technology. They display their power only in front of law
abiding citizens, but let the real offenders (cabbies, transport vehicles) roam freely. All they are concerned is to fill their pockets with bribe collected from common people.

The duty of the traffic police, now a days, is limited only to collect fines, issuing tickets and filling their pocket with bribe, rather than controlling the traffic

The Bangalore Traffic Police refuse to provide the common man their name or badge number. As per RTI, is it not our right to ask their badge number and name? Further, I failed to get the email address of the commissioner: Shankar M Bidari even after calling hundreds of police numbers. Is that how police men understand RTI: Right To Information?

Who has given the right to Bangalore Traffic Police to abuses us verbally and harass us? Is it not our right to maintain our dignity?

We come from various states in India and from abroad to work at Bangalore. Bangalore being considered as a cosmopolitan city has come in to the bad books of the layman due to the corrupt and bully traffic system. More than goons or thiefs the common man fears the traffic policemen. And the real offenders are encouraged to repeat their crimes by acceptance of bribe by the corrupt Bangalore Traffic Police.

The question that remains is What needs to be done from the senior officials in the system to correct this corrupt system? And if, the senior officials, in the system, cannot do anything regarding this then whom should we approach?

The Bangalore City Traffic Police" maintains a website wherein the "Complaints and suggestions" section does not work. After filling in the form, when we click on "submit" we get an error as displayed below:

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Details: To enable the details of this specific error message to be viewable on remote machines, please create a <customErrors> tag within a "web.config" configuration file located in the root directory of the current web application. This <customErrors> tag should then have its "mode" attribute set to "Off".

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From,
Herald Thomas
Mobile: 99722-22330

Note: I drafted my first email to IGP & Additional Commissioner of Police(Traffic), Bangalore City late in the night with sleepy eyes. I need to append the below mentioned points:

1) He asked me for the original of R.C. book of my bike. I informed him that I did not think it was a part of the essential documents I was to carry all the time while driving my bike. I was carrying the xerox of my R.C. book
2) On Sunday, May 8, 2008, I went to Shivajinagar Traffic station, above the bus terminal, to meet the DCP: Mr. Muthanna and the ACP: Mr. Lokesh

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From: Herald Thomas <herald_thomas@yahoo.co.uk>
To: praveen sood <addlcptrafficbcp@gmail.com>
Sent: Wed, 12 May, 2010 2:14:27 PM
Subject: Re: Bribery & Misbehaviour Complaint regarding Traffic officials, in uniform and, during duty hours

Hi Sir,

Thank you for your prompt reply. The FAQs section in the website of traffic police does not mention anything about traffic policemen having right to verbally abuse the people and demand bribery. Does wearing a uniform gives policemen the right to abuse people and collect bribe?

From,
Herald Thomas
Mobile: 99722-22330
From: praveen sood <addlcptrafficbcp@gmail.com>
To: Herald Thomas <herald_thomas@yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: Wed, 12 May, 2010 2:06:19 PM
Subject: Re: Bribery & Misbehaviour Complaint regarding Traffic officials, in uniform and, during duty hours

your understanding of the issues is quite blurred and based on misinformation
read FAQs on our website of traffic police
you will get many answers

On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Herald Thomas <herald_thomas@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

To,

IGP & Additional Commissioner of Police(Traffic), Bangalore City
BMTC Complex 2nd Floor, Shivajinagar Bus Stand,
Bangalore - 560 057.

On Saturday, May 8, 2008, when I was coming back from my office located at "Embassy Golf Links, Off Indiranagr-Kormangala Intermediate Ring Road, Bangalore-71", I was stopped by traffic policemen before Madiwala Market Police Station. When I inquired why have I been stopped then they said that it was for checking whether I was drunk. I remembered that even earlier a few months ago, I was stopped in the same pretext. I asked them to check whether I was drunk. Post they checked I stated that I would complaint since every vehicle riders were being checked on the pretext of "checking for drunk driving." The constable started abusing me. when I requested him to control his abusive language, he demanded to check my papers. I said that on what pretext was my papers to be checked since I did not violate any traffic rules. The constable continued abusing me and challenged me what I could do. I took my pursue out and handed out the papers to him. He asked me for the R.C. book of my bike. I informed him that I did not think it was a part of the essential documents I was to carry all the time while driving my bike. Then he demanded for the original copy of my driving license, Insurance papers and emission test. I had the original copy of my driving license and emission test. However I did not carry the original copy of my Insurance papers. He retained and seized my original documents and asked for Rs. 500 as bribe which I denied to give. I demanded for a notice. After a lot of persuasion he handed over the papers to another officer who took me upstairs in the traffic police station. There I complained to the officer in-charge Mr. Medappa. He acted indifferent and took side of the constable. Then he brought me down to the road and after several minutes gave me the notice. He asked me to pay the fine at Mayo Hall court and then collect my original documents from there.

Now, I'm supposed to appear before the Hon'able Traffic Court 1 on 17/05/2010 at 11:00 AM with original documents to retrieve my Driving License & emission test papers

On Sunday, May 8, 2008, I went to Shivajinagar Traffic station, above the bus terminal, to meet the DCP and the ACP. I waited patiently for 2 hours since they were having a meeting. During my wait, I spoke about the issue to the inspector Mr Venkatesh and post the meeting I spoke to the DCP as well as the ACP. I had also given then a written complaint regarding the entire issue and requested them to take action. The DCP has promised me to take action against Mr. Medappa and the concerned 2 constables on duty. He assured me that he would inform me after an action has been taken against Medappa and the concerned 2 constables on duty for bribery and usage of foul abusive language. I am still waiting to be contacted from the DCP's office regarding the same.

I forgot to mention that Traffic Policemen at Bangalore can be found beneath shades of trees or flyovers lurking to catch people who might have broken any traffic law. However, they would never be found at traffic signals to stop people from breaking any traffic law.

Corruption and bribery has worst hit the Traffic Police System in Bangalore. Everyone knows of the prevalent corrupt bribery system however no one is ready to do anything about it since they either do not want to spend time on it or they are afraid to get framed by the traffic policemen if they take any action. I'll be sending a separate email to the entire system heads and others concerned

From,
Herald Thomas
Mobile: 99722-22330




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Regards,
Praveen Sood
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visit our new website-bangaloretrafficpolice.gov.in

Dear Bidari Sir,

I don’t know if you will read this email or Complaint, Today(Aug 9, 2010) I had been to Indiranagar to collect my Two-Wheeler Vehicle insurance documents,while coming on CMH Road, Traffic Police(Shivashankarppa) & one Constable(both age would be around 50) caught me near to Chinmaya Hospital Signal left side ,Indiranagar, 80 feet road, opp. Swapna Book House.

I had all my Vehicle documents (Insurance, RC book, DL, Emission Test) after checking these documents they are telling me that I was jumped the Traffic Signal and they started asking for Rs.400 as a fine. But I have not jumped the signal all vehicles were moving at that time moreover there was no signal at that time. I had argued with them for 30 minutes but they are very rude, they had harassed me for 30 minutes and used abusing language at me. They told me that I have to go to Court if I don’t pay, After 30 mins of argument he is telling me for misbehaving to police I have to pay for 500/-.+ Rs 400 for Traffic Signal jumping, Total Rs. 900. There was no way left for me somehow I convinced and gave Rs.200 (without bill) and got out of that place.

From last 5 years I had my all documents up to date without any delay in renewing them. I had obeyed the government rules all these days, but I really cursing myself. I think there is no value for the Honesty.

It’s not only happening to me, whoever they catch they are eagerly waiting to see the victim’s Purse so that they can assume how much money they need to ask and with what fake reason. Both were not interested in their duties they were interested to CHEAT THE PEOPLE AND MAKE MONEY. They are the “DAY ROBBERS”

Will you be able to take action on them?

Dear Sir,
On 31-July-2010 at around 11.30 AM Mr K.S. Nanjappa Traffic inspector , who
usually harrases the commuters unnecessarily with his own barbaric language
who was checking Traffic in KR Road in front of Umamaheshwar temple has
unnecessarily fined me 100 Rs for taking U Turn where there is no "U Turn
not allowed" Sign board and Trafic signal is not proper. When I say that
there was no board, he comes to hit me. He uses filthy language also says my
DL is got by bribing. He speaks foul languages in front of my family who
were in my car. When I said I would complain higher authorities, he used the
words in kannada which meant F*** off in English.

Please teach him descipline I will have to contact Lokayuktha and media if
this continues.
Hope you would take some action on this person.
Thanks and Regards
Nikhil

Hello sir,

Recently I have been experienced police jeep drivers collecting bribe from public for smoking. There was no movie station, bus station, school, temple so it wasn't a public place. Also people who were collecting money in the name of fine without giving any receipts. The interesting part is they were not really police men, they were police jeep drivers holding some files that has printed "Police" in Malleshwaram (Vayyali kaval). After collecting money they went bar and had drinks and they were going on the same way. Why we citizens pay taxes , from where they get their payments? And important point is who gave these jeep drivers and all to collect money without giving receipts without wearing uniform at night? We even know their names.

hi
on 14/09/2010 while driving near nagawara signal it is reported by one of constable that my vechile bearing no ka 53 m 1067 at 18 hrs has jumped the red signal and dangerous driving and fine of Rs 500/- has been booked . I had been to the Pulkesha police station for the camera evidence for jumping the signal ,iwas told it was recorded manually by the constable on duty and this is only evidence and it was only my vechile that has jumped the signal at that moment .
I am a regular user of this road and i do not jump signals for the past 15 years i am driving four wheeler there are about 4 to 6 signals on this strecth there are no other signals jump else where why only at this place ,this is one way they can collect fine form cars so that they can please the higher officers
one time i had been told to stop for overspeed driving of my vechile on the same road when i asked them to show the proof for that the constable in the jeep could not trace my vechile for overspeeding there is a lot of confusion whether the constable has made the right decision without any proof it is not the way of collecting fine from the owners

Dear Sir,
This is to bring to your kind notice that I stay at the undermentioned address:

B.L.Narayan
Flat No.324/12, "Sree Niketana"
1st Floor, 1st Cross,
Lalbahadurnagar,
B.Channasandra (near Kasturinagar, NGEF East)
Bangalore - 560 043.

Our 1st Cross is a very narrow road and there is an auto rickshaw stand at the end of our road. There is also a bus stand located on an adjoining main road and added to this all vegetable vendors with their push carts cram up the place, making it extremely difficult for the residents of this road, to drive their vehicle into or out of the road. It is requested to please direct the auto rickshaw drivers to relocate their autos to a parallel road to our 1st cross, which is relatively empty and there is minimal vehicular traffic and it also eases the chaos on our road. I hope this request of mine, will be personally looked into and appropriate action taken in this regard.

Regards,

Dear Sir,

I lost my vehicle in June-2010 and i filed a FIR in Madiwala Police station.Policeman told to enquired after 3 months according to the rule.i waited for 3 months and i went to Madiwala policestation in OCT 1st week to get see report for claming vehicle insurance.But they responsed very badly and said "now they are solving dec cases you come after 6 months" i requested them again then they asked me to come next day.Next day when i went there and asked for see report, Police Traffic Inspector was explaning me comman man power in india and asked me about my work, office and said if byke is not available you go by bus.When i requested him again, he told me to go Adugudi Police station and meet up Police Commisinor to get the written permission from him.And the worst part was that other two policeman were standing there and laughing on my condition.

Sir I kindly request you to take action on this situtaion, because like me many other peoples are also facing same problem.

Regards,

Dear Sir ,
The Traffic police present at the 2nd gate of Electronic signal during the peak hours are just catching hold of people 2/4 wheelers eventhough they did not jump any signals .
One of the policeman also agreed , it was only a matter of 100/-, so pl. pay and leave .
The senior officer mentioned the signal might be wrong, that we will correct later , we have a fixed timing according to that it seems we had jumped the signal .

Request to kindly take an action against the officers posted at the post .

Thanks and Regards,
An affected common man

Dear Sir,

Ref: Vehical No KA01B538

The incident happened on 06/02/2011 around 12 PM near housing board near vijay nagar. A Small Eicher lorry by No KA01B538 hit my Honda Activa Vehical. Minor scratches occurred to my vehical.

Further the driver started shouting & used very rude language. He even told that he will hit & kill me if i take any action.

Please take action against him

Hi sir / Mam,

This is regarding complain about Bangalore traffic police. one day i went to M.G Road with my friend.we both were driving in a very normal speed like 30-40 kph.by the time one another person was coming in very rude way and he was driving in 90-100kph speed.he came suddenly and met with an accident with us but at that time, the person(Traffic Police) who standing near to Signal he was looking at that fellow who was driving in a rude way but still he didn't do with that fellow.that fellow left away where an accident happened but that Bloody traffic police caught both of us and shouting on the road and he(Traffic police) was asking for money like Rs.1500/-.and he was telling until and unless u give money which i told u ,i wont leave you.even he was telling that i will complaining -you both were driving in rude way and met with an accident.

so just to request to you to do some streak action for Bangalore traffic police.i hate this city's traffic police.one thing i want to say you-in my whole life i haven't seen any scenario in other city.

please do some steps against those traffic police. if you consumer court are able to take some action then i will go to central government.i have some link to reach there and will take action against this bloody Bangalore traffic police.

hello sir, i & all people of baroda(vadodara) from gujarat have a major problem at kamatibag garden near trafic police service. RTO closed half road & collect money unofficialy.so only half road is reamaning..check this..more corrupation do their

sir/mam

This is regarding complain about The Police Sub Inspector of Marine Police Station at Hazira,Surat city,Gujarat. I am jayaram residence at chuchukonda village,munagapaka mandal, visakhapatnam district, andhra pradesh. my brother Mr. Pentakota UMA MAHESWARA RAO was worked in ESSAR company at surat distrct, gujarat state.He was died at 07/11/2009 take poision.There are we found the suiside note,in these letter my wife was fall down in love, i know before 1 year , We complant to Police station at MARINE POLICE STATION, HAZIRA, SURAT DISTRICT, GUJARAT.
But there are not accepted that complant. I WANT REPLY FOR CAUSE OF MY BROTHER SUISIDE ATTEMT.WHY DID NOT THEY ACCEPT THE COMPLENT.

PLEASE ACTION TO THE POLICE STATION.

THANK YOU SIR.


FROM:

P JAYARAMA KRISHNA,
S/O GAREEBU NAIDU,
CHUCHUKONDA VILLAGE,
MUNAGAPAKA MANDAL,
VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT,
ANDHRA PRADESH ,
PIN: 531055.
EMAIL ID:jayaram_5@rediffmail.com.

The Commissioner of Police
Bangalore
22 June 22, 2011

Sir,

Sub: Magician-Thief-Auto-Driver-at-Large
Bad for the Reputation of our city!

On Monday, 20 June 22, 2011 I flagged an auto from Pai Vista Hall in Jayanagar where I’d attended a wedding reception. My destination was the Tally Solutions office (where I work), on the Hosur Road.

9.15 pm, near Bommannahalli
The auto driver stalled the auto in a dark section of the road and claimed it had broken down. Then demanded payment. When asked if he had change for Rs 1000, he took the note from me, created a diversion, and magically showed me Rs 50 in his hand, saying that I owed him Rs 50 more as it was all I had given him. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, I took that from him and paid him with another Rs 1000 note. This time he took a phone call (perhaps rigged), asked me some diversionary questions, told me the note was torn etc. and cheated me of that money as well.
He was so slick and fast, I did not even catch on at the time though I had a mild suspicion that I was being hustled. Anyway, he finally left me stranded on the dark highway to walk the 200 metres back to my office.
He robbed me of Rs 3000 + Rs 160 in total for a fare that amounted to Rs 105.

Description of the Driver
I do not have the Registration of the auto, but can describe the driver pretty accurately (and can identify him as well). I am sure he can be apprehended.
He wore 2 gold hoop earrings, dressed in a white plastic windcheater with some brown/green large patterns on it, spoke Kannada and was not more than 30 years old. Further, his auto silencer was extremely loud (I discussed this with him and he claimed he’d asked the owner to have it fixed which made more sense than paying fines to the Police of Rs 100/500 on regular basis). He is thin and dark and DRIVES EXTREMELY RASHLY (perhaps a move to unnerve the passengers before he robs them).

A Threat to the Public—this Criminal must be apprehended
This Thief poses a great risk and I even got the feeling he could get violent. Either way, he should be pulled off the streets to prevent him from cheating more unsuspecting travellers…and I want my money back. From his refined Modus Operandi, he has done this before AND will continue to do so until apprehended.

How you can help
Please put out a Radio message to all stations and Hoysalas.
Please post his details on the Most Wanted list.
Please approach the Auto Drivers’ Unions with his description and request them to hand him over.
Publish a Notice in the newspapers and popular websites to warn the Public.

You could also post a message on the Traffic Police website so visitors are warned and can help track him down.
I am willing and able to identify him.

I shall await your response eagerly; I am yet to get over the trauma, threat, feeling of vulnerability and anger at being cheated (and I am a 47 year old MALE—imagine how a lady would have emerged from such a situation).

Sincerely,

Rajeev Gonsalves
Head – MarComm
Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
AMR Tech Park II, No. 23 & 24
Hongasandra
Hosur Main Road
Mob: +91 98453 31402
Ph: +91 80 6628 2559 Extn 2062


cc. The Editor, Times of India, Bangalore
Deccan Herald
The Hindu

Hi Sir, There is illegal towing of bikes from church street going on, mostly during weekends. Why i say it is illegal because, i had parked my bike under bike parking board, but these cops say that bike parking was only till left side of the parking board from right side its no parking, whereas it was no where written that it was no parking. On the right side i just saw a board of car parking.Also when i reached the infantry road police station i came to know that bike wasnt here instead all the towed bikes were taken to a secluded area in cubbon park. when i reached this place i saw only few men in civil dresses, he asked me my license and after seeing it he directly demanded 300 rupees. As i was aware that towing is 100 + no parking is 100 fine, i asked him first tell the incharge traffic police to give me the reciept of 300 as i know that total fine is only 200, that guy resisted and stated tellin "idu private-contact towing, illi police iralla" if u need receipt go to police station. when i said i am not giving money without reciept he became violent and started abusing me.When i started calling my relative uncle who works in bangalore police this towing guy came back to his senses and started bargaining with me tellin please dont create scene sir, take your bike and leave.As you see there was no traffic traffic police along with them and this illegal towing goes around usually in weekends, i personally know few of my friends who have faced similar situations.I please request you to look into this matter very seriously. This looks like a serious matter of fraud and i please request you to look into this matter and check if any of the traffic police officials are also involved in this.

Bangalore has become one of the worst managed city in the terms of traffic, the traffic police collect bribe from the private bus owners to let them inside the city limits, where the buses are strictly prohibited. There is no strict enforcement of rules in no parking and no stopping zones, where there are many autos and cars parked. Especially in the areas in and around majestic is hell... for eg. Platform road which runs from Central i.e. near nataraj theater till the 2nd entrance of the railway station is one of the worst roads to drive in, there is no median in between so traffic from opposite sides just block each other during peak hours, is it not a common sense to put up medians in heavy traffic areas to have a smooth flow of traffic?
Forget the lane you get to see auto /two wheelrs coming from oppsot side or one way like ambulance or CM/VIP cars.. Can we ever chnage the system? Why can't Govt outsorce enforcement to privet (PPP model) fine them heavily linked to Insurance

This is very disgusting in the part of Bangalroe Traffic Police

It is very unfortunate that the traffic police instead of really helping are becomming a hazzard.

I have charged with the following violations by the traffic police.

1. Using Mobile while driving (W ROAD AND ASSAYA ROAD JUNCTION; date 23-Mar-2010 @ 11:50)
2. No entry (indranagar 100ft road and 17th Main road Junction; date 26-Dec-2010 at 18:40
3. Wrong Parking (Hospital Road and Abhinav junction; date 18-Dec-2010 at 15:30

When I checked the time of the events and my calendar, i was either in office or nowhere near the location mentioned by the traffic police. When question the traffic inspector he very rudely sates that pay up and talk to the automation center. I get in a conversation with the automation center they say ask me to talk to the traffic inspector. I don’t this there is a proper grievance monitoring and addressing system. This callous attitude is the cause of frustration of people against the govt and its departments.

If anyone has a suggestion as to how I should address the above problems I would be eternally grateful.
Shailendra_ravi@yahoo.com