Cops, motorcyclist enter spat on camera

KARACHI:

Videos of policemen misbehaving with citizens and people pushing policemen aside are posted on the social media every now and then.

However, on Thursday, policemen were seen recording a video of an angry young motorcyclist, who was recording a video of traffic cops who had stopped him for not wearing a helmet.

A video doing rounds on social media shows the traffic police stopping two men riding a motorcycle near the National Stadium, Karachi for not wearing safety helmet. The biker pulls out a mobile phone and starts recording a video, in which he can be heard hurling allegations on the cops.

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The police are seen reminding the youth that he would be penalised for not wearing a safety helmet as they record their own video. The man riding pillion also tries to throw his weight around by telling the police that he is also a policeman.

Nevertheless, the traffic police issue the biker a chalan slip. Commenting on the videos, Traffic DIG Iqbal Dar, said that citizens should follow traffic rules and cooperate with the traffic police.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 28^th, 2021.