What happens when the civic bodies of this country unite?
UTTER NUISANCE
I would like to share this small incidence that happened this morning which showed a big hole in our systems.
I was driving down to office. The traffic at Mahalaxmi signal as usual was out of control of our honorable traffic police.
There was a BMC dump truck who was in the second lane and wanted to go left. He once turned right and I braked. Again he went to his left giving me way. Just as I got to overtake him, he again took a very drastic turn to his right throwing my car on the divider.
I went ahead and stopped my car in front of his truck. The dumb witted idiot rammed his truck into my car damaging my bumper.
I stopped him and we exchanged a few manly words. This happened at 9:45 this morning and the traffic was halted. The hawaldars there were busy doing I don't know what. After people started complaining the cops asked us to take the cars to the side. He just came, saw and asked us to go the Agripada Police Station.
There they made me wait for more than an hour informing me that this was not falling under their jurisdiction and I had to go to N.M. Marg police station.
The fun started when the inspector there said that it falls in the Agripada jurisdiction. They were kind enough to send a constable with us back to Agripada police station where the cops said that this falls under Tardeo police station.
That was not all, the BMC fellow walked off saying he was getting delayed for work (as if I were paid salary by my company only to take shit people these slaves). The Cops said "let them do what they want, this is not our business."
I then went to Tardeo police station where there inspectors we busy in some kind of a meeting (Whooha... I thought meetings were only for white collars). There was a constable to saw the car and said "Bas itna hai damage hai na?" (that damage was enough for me to pay his quarterly salary).
He said, "Come back after one hour. But this is not going to be easy. You will need to satisfy Sahab (inspector)."
I walked off from there and wrote to a couple of editors of the daily newspapers. But you know what, they all are together. You pay them a couple of millions and they will cover your story on their home page, irrespective of its credibility, if not they wont be interested in a genuine story.
So what do we have here?
Municipality, who does not give a f#*$ about others on the road.
Mumbai Police who doest not give a dam to work and all they need is a few thousands to sign on a piece of paper written in the local language.
Media, who is an equal partner in their crime.
Its very easy to move on and ignore these things and I guess eventually we all will be doing it. But this shows the strength of corruption and power of the civic bodies to keep matters numb.
Great going India.
Jai Hind!
UTTER NUISANCE
I would like to share this small incidence that happened this morning which showed a big hole in our systems.
I was driving down to office. The traffic at Mahalaxmi signal as usual was out of control of our honorable traffic police.
There was a BMC dump truck who was in the second lane and wanted to go left. He once turned right and I braked. Again he went to his left giving me way. Just as I got to overtake him, he again took a very drastic turn to his right throwing my car on the divider.
I went ahead and stopped my car in front of his truck. The dumb witted idiot rammed his truck into my car damaging my bumper.
I stopped him and we exchanged a few manly words. This happened at 9:45 this morning and the traffic was halted. The hawaldars there were busy doing I don't know what. After people started complaining the cops asked us to take the cars to the side. He just came, saw and asked us to go the Agripada Police Station.
There they made me wait for more than an hour informing me that this was not falling under their jurisdiction and I had to go to N.M. Marg police station.
The fun started when the inspector there said that it falls in the Agripada jurisdiction. They were kind enough to send a constable with us back to Agripada police station where the cops said that this falls under Tardeo police station.
That was not all, the BMC fellow walked off saying he was getting delayed for work (as if I were paid salary by my company only to take shit people these slaves). The Cops said "let them do what they want, this is not our business."
I then went to Tardeo police station where there inspectors we busy in some kind of a meeting (Whooha... I thought meetings were only for white collars). There was a constable to saw the car and said "Bas itna hai damage hai na?" (that damage was enough for me to pay his quarterly salary).
He said, "Come back after one hour. But this is not going to be easy. You will need to satisfy Sahab (inspector)."
I walked off from there and wrote to a couple of editors of the daily newspapers. But you know what, they all are together. You pay them a couple of millions and they will cover your story on their home page, irrespective of its credibility, if not they wont be interested in a genuine story.
So what do we have here?
Municipality, who does not give a f#*$ about others on the road.
Mumbai Police who doest not give a dam to work and all they need is a few thousands to sign on a piece of paper written in the local language.
Media, who is an equal partner in their crime.
Its very easy to move on and ignore these things and I guess eventually we all will be doing it. But this shows the strength of corruption and power of the civic bodies to keep matters numb.
Great going India.
Jai Hind!
Shoudn't have gone all through this...Just whack the guy left, right & center.... & claim the damage from insurance..
ReplyDeleteYou should have taken some buddy of yours to the police station, who could have acted as a witness.Suggest send a copy of this incident to Anna and Ms. Bedi with a copy to Mr. Patnaik!! Maybe you voice will be heard.
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