Hyderabad: The Hyderabad traffic police said here on Tuesday that the law is above everyone including traffic and other government officials.
A statement released from the office of the Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, mentioned a viral tweet, “DGP Vahananiki Rs. 7000/- Fine… Dabbulu Kattara.?” where citizens complain that the traffic department does not impose challans against the vehicle of Director General of Police.
The vehicle bearing No. TS09PA 1234 is currently having challans of nearly Rs. 7000/- pending for the last two years, but there is no action taken, citizens complain.
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The traffic department clarified that all official vehicles of the state police are registered under the name of the DGP Telangana state.
Stating that the allegations are untrue, the statement said that since 2018, police officers guilty of breaking the rules have paid Rs. 28,85,640/ to the traffic department.
“Similarly, vehicle no. TS09PA 1234 has seven challans. The fine amount is Rs. 6,945/- which has been paid by the concerned police officer,” the statement said.
It further said that just like the traffic department, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) is regularly fined. “The TSRTC has cleared off all the pending challans in April 2022 by paying Rs. 15 lakhs,” the statement said.
“Hyderabad Traffic Police is enforcing traffic rules/fines without any exception by strictly following the Rule of Law. The fact that we are imposing challans on other government vehicles clearly demonstrates that law is enforced against everyone,” the statement concluded.
