Public Control Drunk ‘Traffic Cop’ at Lalbagh
Mangaluru: A video of a traffic police being controlled by the public after he was drunk and lost control of himself at Lalbagh on September 19 has gone viral.
The policeman has been identified as Ashok Gowda from Pandeshwar Traffic Police Station.
According to sources, Ashok Gowda was on traffic duty at Lalbagh. After finishing his duty Ashok was found drunk and was creating problems for road users. Some of the youth gathered and guided the traffic police to the side of the road.
When mangalorean.com contacted the ACP traffic he said, “Ashok was on leave for a week. He is addicted to alcohol. Last week we had taken him to the hospital for treatment. Today he had joined duty. We will bring the matter to the notice of the higher officials and take further action”.
