Viral video shows man tied to window at police station in MP; cop suspended
Betul (MP) (PTI): A sub-inspector was suspended after a video of a man tied to a window at a police station in Madhya Pradesh's Betul surfaced on social media, an official said on Saturday.
The video shows the man, a tea seller, tied to the window grill with a stick between his neck and hands at Multai police station.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Nischal Jharia said taking cognisance of the video, sub-inspector Sunil Sareyam was suspended after a complaint by the victim.
He said a probe by a gazetted officer has also been ordered, and further disciplinary action will be taken based on the report.
According to the police, after a video surfaced on social media, the victim, Ajay Farkade, complained to the superintendent of police on Friday.
Farkade said he ran a tea and snack stall at the Multail bus stand, and police picked him up on the night of September 18.
The victim alleged that cops tied him to the window grill and beat him on suspicion of selling narcotics and paid no heed to his pleas of innocence.
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BMTC collects over Rs 19 lakh as fine from those travelling without tickets, occupying ladies seat
Bengaluru (PTI): The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has collected over Rs 19 lakh as a penalty from 10,069 passengers who were penalised for travelling without tickets and occupying seats exclusively reserved for ladies in the last three months, officials said on Thursday.
The checking staff of BMTC have intensified checking of buses operated in and around Bengaluru City to detect ticketless travelling by passengers, they said.
According to BMTC, during the months of August, September and October, the checking staff checked 57,219 trips and penalised 8,891 ticketless passengers by collecting Rs 17,96,030 as penalty and 5,268 cases were booked against conductors for their dereliction of duty.
During the same period, they have also penalised 1,178 male passengers for occupying seats exclusively reserved for lady passengers and imposed fines by collecting Rs 1,17,800 in accordance with the KMV (Karnataka Motor Vehicle) Rules of the MV Act of 1988.
"In total, during the months of August, September and October, 10,069 passengers were penalised and Rs 19,13,830 was collected," the BTMC officials stated.
