Under the chaotic conditions prevalent in the State Capital, drivers and police face-off was witnessed at two places in the morning on Tuesday. BMC garbage collection vehicle drivers at TT Nagar area and drivers of ambulance carrying bodies have heated argument.
The drivers of BMC garbage collection vehicle was booked after one of the vehicles hit the barricade and soon after the news spread over 50 vehicle drivers gathered at the TT Nagar police and demanded action against the police.
The BMC PRO PS Shukla intervened and pacified the matter after which the drivers were released by the police and the drivers protesting the detention returned to work.
The incident took place at 9 am when one of the BMC garbage collection vehicles hit the barricades damaging it and which forced policemen to take action against them. They were taken to police station along with the vehicle and action was taken against the errant driver.
Other drivers of BMC garbage collection vehicles deployed soon started to gather and gheroaed the police station and which forced officials to intervene and pacify the matter. BMC officials and senior police officials intervened and solved the issue.
Meanwhile, ambulance driver carrying bodies was slapped by on-duty policemen at Gautam Nagar area and which blown out of proportion after driver gathered and created ruckus at Gautam Nagar police station at 11 in the morning on Tuesday.
Huge ruckus was created by drivers of ambulances carrying bodies who gathered at Gautam Nagar police station after one of the drivers was slapped by policemen.
The drivers alleged that their way was obstructed and they were only shouldering their responsibility. Intervention by officers resolved the issue and drivers were pacified.