NEW DELHI: Rogue elements in the Delhi Police are at it again.



This time a senior woman IPS officer allegedly got the taste of how her uniformed colleagues deal with commoners on the street.



Delhi Police headquarters is abuzz with a recent incident in which Shweta Chauhan, the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, faced alleged “misbehaviour” of a traffic inspector on the Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg. Interestingly, the locality falls under Chauhan’s own jurisdiction.



It is learnt that Additional DCP Chauhan — who was in plain clothes and returning with her family in a Honda Accord Car after finishing duty at the IPL match in Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on May 19 — was stopped by traffic inspector Sanket Kaushik, also posted there for the match.



Kaushik, who is otherwise posted in Sarita Vihar circle, misbehaved with Chauhan and gave no reason for stopping her car. Kaushik was there with another colleague, and the duo allegedly “harassed them unnecessarily”. The incident occurred just 500 metres from police headquarters and the matter has been reported to the top cops.



Chauhan, who had all the papers regarding her car and did not violate any traffic rule, was left shocked by the alleged misbehaviour of her own subordinate.



Quoting from the complaint, a senior police officer of the Central Range told Mail Today: “The incident occurred around 12.40 am on May 20 when the woman IPS officer, who was deployed at Feroz Shah Kotla, was returning home. She was in plain clothes, and was returning with her husband and his cousin who had gone to watch the match. She had asked her official driver to go to his home, but her operator was sitting with her.” Sources said the car was driven by the officer’s husband and the officer was seated beside him, while her brother-in-law and the operator were on the rear seat.



“They were coming from the Delhi Gate to ITO, when Kaushik signalled them to stop on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg. He allegedly shouted at them and also banged on the officer’s car,” police sources in the Central Range said.



When the IPS officer’s husband asked Kaushik what was their mistake, the traffic inspector allegedly spoke rudely and threatened of dire consequences. “The operator of the IPS officer then came out of the car and tried to mention about the officer’s identity. But Kaushik was in no mood to hear that and allegedly called about 10 more traffic police personnel to scare the IPS officer and her family,” the source said, adding that the traffic inspector allegedly manhandled the operator.



When contacted, Chauhan refused to comment. But Joint Commissioner of Police (Central Range) Sandeep Goyal confirmed the incident. Refusing to divulge more details, as the matter is pending investigation, he told Mail Today , “We are aware of the matter and investigating.’’ It is also learnt that the woman IPS officer has prepared a confidential note and forwarded to the Additional Commissioner of Police (Central) Alok Kumar and Joint Commissioner of Police (Central Range) Goyal.



In her note, sources said, the woman officer has called this incident as shameful and alleged that the traffic inspector had stopped them with the intention to extort money. Sources added traffic inspector Kaushik was not carrying the challan book or the alcoholmeter.







































