Delhi Police Head Constable has written a letter to Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana urging him to take steps towards road safety and ensure that police personnel follow traffic rules.
Sandeep Kumar who is currently posted at the Patel Nagar police station of the Central district, said he had learnt through an RTI that 228 Delhi Police personnel from various units up to the rank of ACP were killed in road accidents from 2010 to 2021.
Kumar also mentioned that he has been injured twice in road accidents at Daryganj and Moti Nagar and since then has been involved in raising awareness about road safety and use of helmets.
“It is requested that important steps should be taken so that police personnel adhere to traffic rules and everyone remains safe and following the ideals of Shanti, sewage and nyay, we can fulfil our responsibilities and make Delhi a pleasant place," Kumar said in Hindi.
Claiming that the numbers of police personnel who died in accidents is more than those killed by terrorists or by criminals, Kumar in the letter written earlier this month, said the majority of those who died were constables. He cited a 2021 order by the then special commissioner of police, Traffic, Mukesh Chander, flagging violations of traffic rules by police personnel.