A constable, who was recently promoted and made a sub-inspector at Pant Nagar Police Station, Ghatkopar, Mumbai, allegedly damaged the car of a Kandivali-based businessman and made an attempt to cover up the crime by misusing his power.
The officer has now gone on casual leave. According to businessman Bharat Saraf, on Tuesday he was driving on the Marol-Maroshi Road, from Aarey Road towards Marol BEST depot. He said, There was a BEST bus to my right. As soon as it stopped, I overtook it. A person in civilian clothes was riding a motorcycle on my left. As I was overtaking the bus, he tried to overtake me without any prior indication. Since I did not allow him to do so, he had to stop behind the bus.
According to Saraf, the rider, who he later realised was a plainclothes policeman named Deepak Pawar, followed him for a bit, pulled up next to him and began banging on his window angrily. I ignored him as people in this city often do such things in a fit of rage. But this man kept following me, until both of us stopped further down the road. There, he got off his bike, picked up a wooden ladder lying by the road and used it to smash my cars windscreen.
He demanded that I get out of the car, so that he could beat me. He kept yelling that he was a policeman and that no one should interfere, added Saraf. When Saraf lowered his car window, the constable allegedly slapped him four times. I am a policeman, come out so I can thrash you. What do you think of yourself, driving around in an air-conditioned car? is what Pawar kept repeating, alleged Saraf.
Not done with assaulting him, Pawar climbed on the cars bonnet and smashed the windscreen and roof of the Honda City with his knee. After a crowd gathered in Saraf's support, he approached the MIDC police, who registered a complaint in their Traffic Accident Diary (TAD).
When contacted, Senior Inspector Deepak Bagwe of the MIDC Police Station said, "The constable broke the windscreen of the complainants car. We registered an entry in the TAD as the complainant was not interested in pursuing the matter and lodging an NC."
A policeman on condition of anonymity said, When I spoke to him, he told me he was involved in an accident, and had injured his knee and leg, but refused to elaborate on how the accident took place. The injuries, however, are consistent with the description of what has happened. Pawar's senior officer, DCP Zone VII Rajkumar Vhatkar said, I am not aware of the matter, but I will enquire into it.
The officer has now gone on casual leave. According to businessman Bharat Saraf, on Tuesday he was driving on the Marol-Maroshi Road, from Aarey Road towards Marol BEST depot. He said, There was a BEST bus to my right. As soon as it stopped, I overtook it. A person in civilian clothes was riding a motorcycle on my left. As I was overtaking the bus, he tried to overtake me without any prior indication. Since I did not allow him to do so, he had to stop behind the bus.
According to Saraf, the rider, who he later realised was a plainclothes policeman named Deepak Pawar, followed him for a bit, pulled up next to him and began banging on his window angrily. I ignored him as people in this city often do such things in a fit of rage. But this man kept following me, until both of us stopped further down the road. There, he got off his bike, picked up a wooden ladder lying by the road and used it to smash my cars windscreen.
He demanded that I get out of the car, so that he could beat me. He kept yelling that he was a policeman and that no one should interfere, added Saraf. When Saraf lowered his car window, the constable allegedly slapped him four times. I am a policeman, come out so I can thrash you. What do you think of yourself, driving around in an air-conditioned car? is what Pawar kept repeating, alleged Saraf.
Not done with assaulting him, Pawar climbed on the cars bonnet and smashed the windscreen and roof of the Honda City with his knee. After a crowd gathered in Saraf's support, he approached the MIDC police, who registered a complaint in their Traffic Accident Diary (TAD).
When contacted, Senior Inspector Deepak Bagwe of the MIDC Police Station said, "The constable broke the windscreen of the complainants car. We registered an entry in the TAD as the complainant was not interested in pursuing the matter and lodging an NC."
A policeman on condition of anonymity said, When I spoke to him, he told me he was involved in an accident, and had injured his knee and leg, but refused to elaborate on how the accident took place. The injuries, however, are consistent with the description of what has happened. Pawar's senior officer, DCP Zone VII Rajkumar Vhatkar said, I am not aware of the matter, but I will enquire into it.
