Policeman penalised for fining Dhoni

Next thing we know they will be allowed to get away with murder for hitting a couple of hundreds

NEW DELHI: A traffic policeman in India’s tiny eastern state of Jharkhand has been transferred for handing a traffic fine to one of the country’s biggest cricket stars, a newspaper reported on Friday.

Inspector Saifuddin Ahmed thought he was just doing his job when he stopped an expensive sports utility vehicle in the Jharkhand state capital Ranchi for having dark-tinted windows — deemed an offence in India, the Hindustan Times reported.

But the car belonged to Mahendra Singh Dhoni — one of India’s well-known cricket celebrities and a hero in his home state — who was behind the wheel when Ahmed flagged him down.

Reports earlier this week said Dhoni had handed over the 900-rupee (20 dollar) fine without a fuss.

But other reports quoting local police later said Dhoni was allowed to drive on after he showed a letter from local authorities giving him special permission to retain the dark-tinted windows.

Ahmed has now been transferred from the downtown commercial district to a down market residential bazaar in an apparent demotion, the Hindustan Times report said.

Jharkhand state’s chief minister Madhu Khoda’s reported remarks confirmed as much.

“The police should be liberal while dealing with persons of his stature,” Koda was quoted as saying by the newspaper.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=38738

Ridiculous.

Why should certain superstars get treated more favourably than the common man? I don't see what the policeman was doing apart from judt doing his job. So in India you get demoted for just honestly doing your job?! Ridiculous.

A few years back Hansie Cronje was involved in a hit and run road accident where he killed a 10 year old black girl. Somebody took noted the registration number of his car and reported the incident to the police. The policemen contacted the offices of the UCBSA to inform them that they intend arresting Hansie. The receptionist than told the story to her journalist friend. She was fired from her job and Hansie Cronje was never arrested

LOL I was surprised why this took this long for a pak fans to mention it LOL..

it's same in Pakistan as well and then we complain why our police is corrupt.

who ll b responsible if now this police man start to take money and put in his pocket from ppl who break the law ?

Shoaib Aktor slapped a policeman in Rawalpindi once and drove off.............