COVID-19 Lockdown: Case filed against Man for Obstructing Police on Duty
Mangaluru: A case has been registered against an elderly man for obstructing the police on COVID-19 lockdown duty at Lal Bagh here on April 16 evening.
According to sources, on April 16, evening, an elderly man was going out on his car during the lockdown. The traffic police on duty stopped him and asked where is he going? But the man started to argue and abuse the police using foul language.
When the police asked the man to show the pass, the elderly man who is a chartered accountant said, “What pass do you need? I am going to Shedigudda, I don’t have a pass. This is my car, why are you not allowing me to go?”
The man then tried to remove the barricade placed in front of his car. In this connection, a case has been registered in Urwa police station under section 353, 504 and 269 IPC.
Considering the age and the condition of the elderly man, the police have not seized the car nor arrested the elderly person.
Rs50,000/ fine, stern warning and cancellation of driving licence if he repeats the offence. Matter dismissed.
clearly this man is immensely frustrated at being tied down by his servant, the government, and is only asking for his freedom and liberty.
I don’t fault in him or the policemen. It’s difficult for both of them.
Policemen are treated in an undignified and disrespectful manner by their “seniours” throughout the day, right from the time of their recruitment to their employment, following practices from the “durbars” of authoritarian Maharajas, Sultans, and the British Raj. Thus, policemen at the ground level behave in the same manner with the powerless general public. This cannot change until the IAS and IPS (ICS as a whole) get off their high-horses, break the cycle of servility and subjugation, roll-up their sleeves and implement modern and scientific principles of efficient management.
In this case, the policemen were indeed doing their best, given their circumstances. However, the elderly man needed someone to counsel him and speak to him more calmly, soothingly and respectfully.
Sir ,
Thanks for advise on fixing the administrative issue at the top. Very Nice, matter in hand is uncle is angry, uncle had the choice to show the document, which he did not do. If you see the video you can see his arrogance in answering to the police, he was in his willful when he mocked nonsense. “ asking what document “ , traffic police will not ask for the marriage certificate.
When traffic police ask for doc
1. RC
2. License
3. Emissions test
Most of the Responsible citizens keep these copies in an envelope and show all when asked for anyone.
In this case, the uncle was mocking at the police. I don’t think all the above cases can prove. But he has done a lot of mistakes.
We should stop giving advise to others when we have done mistakes
Sir, You are not wrong. Everything has to be handled on a case by case basis, depending on the circumstances and situation. We cannot take a broad brush and paint everything red. I fully agree that we must be gracious enough to admit our mistakes and faults.