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Bengaluru Couple Fined And Harassed By Policemen For Walking On The Road At Night

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In a recent incident in Bangalore, Karnataka, a couple was harassed by the police for walking on the street in front of their home after 11 pm. They were forced to pay Rs 1,000 for allegedly breaking the law. The two police officers made them pay the price through the PayTm app. The couple were allegedly returning home after attending a birthday event when the incident took place.

The harassed, Karthik Patri shared his ordeal on Twitter and tagged the Bengaluru police, and requested the Bengaluru City Commissioner of Police for help

He even asked the Bengaluru police if this was a form of “terrorism.”

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Take a look at his tweets:

He started his Twitter thread with the following,

“I would like to share a traumatic incident my wife and I encountered the night before. It was around 12:30 midnight. My wife and I were walking back home after attending a friend’s cake-cutting ceremony (We live in a society behind Manyata Tech park)”

Patri claimed that when they were almost at the entrance gate, a patrol van pulled up, and stopped them. Then the two police officers in their uniforms asked to see their identification.

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Even after they showed the photos of their IDs on their phones, the police didn’t look convinced and took their phones. They began “quizzing” them about their relationship, place of employment, and other personal details.

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The couple even apologized and stated that they weren’t aware of such a rule, but the police refused to let them go and demanded 3,000 as a penalty.

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The police responded to the Twitter thread and Anoop A Shetty, Deputy Commissioner of Police, North East Division, Bengaluru City, thanked Mr. Patri for bringing it out and assured him of strict action. He replied,

Thank you for bringing it to our notice. They will be identified and stern action will be taken against them. We also request others to DM us in such cases

The Deputy Commissioner of Police also stated that there is no such rule that one cannot be on the road after 11 p.m. in Bengaluru. He wrote,

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After the Police launched a probe, the constable and the head constable from the Sampigehalli police station were suspended

Later, Karthik tweeted that the culprits responsible for their harassment at night have been identified and he thanked the Bengaluru City police and DCPNEBCP for their prompt action. He also wrote that he and his wife have been humbled by the amount of support they received from everyone. Patri tweeted,

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Thanking Twitter, he also requested others to speak out, as it might work for them as it worked for him.

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