Former super cop and ex-city police commissioner H T Sangliana's daughter Rachel, who lives in Viveknagar, caught a policeman red-handed on camera while he was allegedly bullying a street vendor for a bribe; and promptly posted the photograph on the Bangalore City Police website, appealing for immediate action to be taken against the erring cop.
While harassing street vendors has become common place, it appears the police have the 'nonchalance' to carry out their hafta-demanding activities in broad daylight and in full public view of late. "Around 2:30 pm, I was at the Thursday Market near the church in Viveknagar when a policeman on a Cheetah bike came and stopped near the vendor a little away from me. I couldn't hear the exact details of their conversation, but they spoke rapidly in Kannada. As the cop looked on expectantly and waited, the vendor shuffled around for a few minutes and reluctantly handed over some money," recalled Rachel, speaking to Bangalore Mirror.
Though scared, Rachel managed to take a picture of the cop and his bike on her phone, which she then posted onto the BCP website with a complaint accompanying it.
When contacted, a senior police officer from the Ulsoorgate sub-division confirmed that they had received Rachel's post and were investigating the matter.
