So a few weeks back one of my friends was going back to his house after having a few beers at our place. He was riding his bike and just a few meters away from his home he got caught by cops and was asked to blow into the breathalyser( the alcohol tester). And the reading turned out to be 42, two units more than the permissible limit of 40.
They sacked his bike and told him he has to go to court, pay the fine and only then the bike will be released. Our friend called us and told us what had happened. Me and my fiancé went to the police station to see what the scene was. They told the same thing and when we asked why they let other drunk people go and if we can see their test results, the cop was like , the machine switched off and we couldn’t take the test for other people or some shit(apparently there were people not even able to stand properly and were let go, a/c to our friend) My fiancé was hell bent on asking why they only had seized our friend’s bike and no else’s vehicle and I tried to stop him from getting too involved as the argument started heating up and it wasn’t going to help anyone at this point.
Fast forward to few days, there was no online challan for his bike still and the cop tells our friend that he needs to pay them in the police station itself that too CASH. Not online. They said once you pay us cash, some OTP will come and you can share that next day in the station.
It did seem fishy but the bike was just lying outside the police station and the process wasn’t getting started. And we told ourselves out loud “let’s trust the police and not over think things”.
After a day or two these guys went and paid off the cop 13k ( 10k is drunken drive fine btw and 3k for some other shit they took) with no physical record of that transaction.
Our friend still awaits that OTP from the station :/
P.S. few lessons from this to the readers: Firstly, please don’t drink and drive as you’re putting a lot of lives at risk. Secondly, if you’re caught for a drunken drive case, know that cops can’t take spot fine for it, only in court this can happen, is what I know( if this OTP thing is true do let us know in comments if you know any cops or if you are one)
Also all suggestion are welcome on how he could have handled it better because police wasn’t proceeding with the challan and the bike was going to stay stuck forever there outside the station.
Thanks for your time!
Are you guys from Karnataka or someplace else? Speaking local dialect helps a lot in these cases. Secondly you have been suckered? Everytime you try and recover that bike, you will fork out more and more. My suggestion is get hold of a local street smart lawyer and he/she will be able to get that bike back. Obviously will cost you but it will be one time. Negotiate amount upfront in writing and only pay once you get the bike. Don't pay cash.
Alternatively connect with author of this post (claims to be a RAW agent), he should be able to help you
My friend is a Kannadiga so the whole conversation happened in Kannada.
And he got the bike back. Just no OTP of any sorts for the payment he made. They lied straight to his face about the whole OTP thing I’m guessing. Sad states of today’s world.
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