A sub-inspector of the twin city commissionerate police landed in trouble for violating the rules of the amended Motor Vehicle Act 2019 after a Twitter user brought the traffic violation to the notice of commissioner of police Sudhansu Sarangi on Monday.
The cop Santosh Kumar Bhanj was asked to pay a fine of Rs 5,000 for carrying two pillion riders in his two-wheeler in Bhubaneswar.
Bhanj was roaming around the city with two pillion riders in his vehicle bearing registration number ODAM9358. A Twitter follower captured the image of the cop’s traffic rule violation and tagged the police commissioner.
Alok ku panda @Alokkupanda3 @SarangiSudhansu what is this sir 3 people in two wheeler in a police men's scooty?
How much fine he will give? This photo is from Bhubaneswar & He is a commissionerate police staff Dr Sudhanshu Sarangi @SarangiSudhansu Thanks for bringing this to my notice. We will challan him. https://twitter.com/alokkupanda3/status/1173454271871733761.
Following this post, Sarangi directed the traffic officials to issue a challan to the sub-inspector and collect the fine from him.