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9 booked for assaulting traffic cop
A day after a video of members of the public assaulting a traffic policeman, alleging he had demanded bribe, went viral on social media, police registered a case against seven men. Two of them were identified as Rakesh and Suresh.
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Police action came after senior officers probed and confirmed that the policeman had not demanded bribe.Â
The video showed R Rakesh holding the policeman’s hand from behind and others shouting at him for demanding bribe. Police said Rakesh, who works for IIT-Madras was riding his two-wheeler with his father on Wednesday night when traffic investigation sub-inspector Karthikeya Pandiyan stopped them for not wearing helmet on Velachery 100-feet Road.Â
Pandiyan issued an e-challan of Rs 100 and Rakesh accused him of demanding bribe. Soon passersby joined Rakesh to assault and abuse the policeman.
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