I/III. http://www.firstpost.com/india/mumbai-traffic-police-has-an-elaborate-system-of-corruption-alleges-cop-in-petition-3191916.html
Mumbai Traffic Police has an elaborate system of corruption, alleges cop in petition Jan 6, 2017 20:21 IST By FP Staff A head constable from Mumbai Police has filed a criminal writ petition in the Bombay High Court in which he has alleged that there is a shocking system for corruption and bribery in place in the city's Traffic Police Department. Sunil Bhagwantrao Toke, the petitioner, has worked with the Mumbai Police for 32 years. From 2014 to 2016, Toke was working with the Traffic Police Department. In his petition, Toke has alleged that in each region or division of the Traffic Police Department, there are two constables called "cashiers" who are unofficially in charge of collecting daily or monthly 'hafta' (extortion money) from two and four wheeler showrooms. This bribe ranges from Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000. Toke has also alleged that the Traffic Police collects daily 'hafta' of Rs 100 or Rs 200 per day. He added that the department also collects Rs 25,000 to Rs 30,000 per month from construction sites in Mumbai for "running ready-mix cement vehicles, sand, bricks and other construction material vehicles". This petition will be heard in the high court on 23 January. Toke also told Firstpost that he had earlier complained to the Director General of Police and Commissioner of Police but no action was taken. In his petition, he also alleged that the illegal transportation of sand was rampant in Mumbai because the Traffic Police Department charged Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,000 for every overloaded sand truck. Illegal school vans and buses were also allegedly allowed to run for Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000 per month. The department also allegedly took around Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 per month from malls, hotels, beer bars and marriage halls for allowing illegal parking of vehicles on the road. Toke also alleged in the petition that even though only a police sub-inspector or an officer with a higher rank could check documents of vehicles on the roads, traffic police constables and the assistant police sub-inspector also harassed commuters on the road by asking them for documents and "extracting huge amounts without passing any receipts". The department also collected Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000 per month from three-star, four-star and five-star hotels for allowing illegal parking on roads, according to the petition. The department allegedly charged Rs 50,000 to Rs 1,00,000 for the shooting of serials, movies or advertisements on the roads. In cases of drunk driving, the petitioner alleged that even though the concerned team from the department caught 40 to 50 people during a drive against drunken driving (which takes place twice a week), only 5 to 10 cases are officially shown. This is because the others are let off are extracting Rs 10,000 to Rs 50,000 from them. First Published On : Jan 6, 2017 20:21 IST II/III. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Constable-who-exposed-graft-in-force-to-file-PIL/articleshow/53657801.cms Constable who exposed graft in force to file PIL Aug 12, 2016 - Police constable Sunil Toke, who had written an explosive letter to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis last year, exposing the corruption in the traffic department, intends to file a PIL next week. Snipped III. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/corrupt-traffic-police-cause-state-loss-of-crores-says-cop/articleshow/56385263.cms Corrupt traffic police cause state loss of crores, says cop Ahmed Ali | TNN | Jan 7, 2017, 06.35 AM IST MUMBAI: Sunil Toke, a police head constable, has filed a writ petition in the Bombay high court alleging rampant corruption in the city police's traffic division and sought directions for registration of offences against the corrupt officials. Toke's plea, filed on Friday, has been posted for hearing on January 23. ***Toke, now posted with the local arms division, has annexed 40 video clips to prove his allegations*** [emphasis added] (see box). "We are seeking legal opinion on how to reply to Toke's PIL filed before the HC," joint commissioner of police (traffic) Milind Bharambe told TOI. Toke, who worked with the traffic police for several years, had complained to police bosses and chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who heads the home department, in 2015. At that time, Bharambe had shifted 35 cops. But Toke clearly was not impressed. His advocate Datta Mane said: "Toke had filed complaints to all senior officers, including then Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria, who had directed Milind Bharambe to look into it.But nothing happened, and so on his instructions we have filed a writ petition." In his petition, Toke said he was shocked to see rampant corruption in the traffic department. He claimed traffic policemen were collecting haftas from shopping malls, advertisement agencies, private contractors doing underground cable jobs, motor vehicle showroom owners, tanker and builder mafia, fiveto three-star hotels, pizza outlets, transporters running ready mix cement vehicles, sand & bricks vehicles and auto and taxi drivers. Toke alleged that the traffic department gets Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000 from star hotels to allow illegal parking. He claimed bribery was the bane of the drunk driving crackdown. He recounted that 40-50 persons would be caught at each drive, but most -particularly the well-off -would be let off after paying bribes ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 50,000. Those who did not pay up or could not would be charged. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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