Delhi Traffic Police’s decision to provide its personnel with body-worn cameras was taken long before the case of a woman allegedly hit by a head constable for being denied a bribe of Rs200 surfaced. However, the incident has fast-tracked the process of procuring such cameras and providing them to the police personnel, according to a senior official. Not only that, in the aftermath of the incident, the Delhi Traffic Police may also take steps to make the procedure of challaning of vehicles completely technology-driven.
In light of fresh evidence that contradicts that woman’s claim that the head constable Satish Chand demanded a bribe of Rs200 from her, Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Muktesh Chander said the ideal way to prevent such incidents from happening again is to make the challan process completely technology-driven and without any human contact.
“Doing that, there will be no conflict as challans will be issued and sent to those who violate traffic rules by an automated system with no human intervention. Cameras can be installed and a system put in place so that pictures of the offenders are taken, and a challan sent to them at their addresses. With no human contact, there would be no conflict or claims that the offender is unfairly targeted,” said Chander.