The Traffic police want to crack the whip on habitual offenders
To get rid of habitual offenders the traffic police department now wants to create the 'fear of god' in the mind of offenders. However, they aren't sure how they are going to do it.
Commenting over one of the habitual offenders, Snehal Parikh who was booked thrice in the span of 42 days, twice for drunken driving and once for driving without license. Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP) (traffic) Sanjay Barve said, "We need to incorporate fear of god in the minds of such offenders. As people like Parikhu00a0 are errant and need to be improved."
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Snehal Parikh, is one of the habitual offenders whose driving licence was permanently cancelled for drunk driving on a dry day, was on Saturday stopped by cops for driving without a licence. This is the third time that the diamond merchant from Girgaum has fallen foul of the law in the last two months.
Cops first caught Parikh on December 26, 2008, at Malad for driving under the influence of alcohol. He was punished with a day's imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1,500. The court also suspended his driving licence for six months. However, on January 30, Parikh was again caught for drunk driving. What compounded the offence was that it was a dry day (death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi).
Based on the report filed by traffic cops, Parikh was punished with six months' imprisonment and a fine of Rs 2,000. The court also permanently cancelled his driving licence. Parikh spent a night in prison before securing bail. Last Saturday, Parikh was stopped by traffic police at Tardeo while driving home from his workplace in his Skoda.
Ever since a court has sentenced Parikh to a jail term of six months, the registration number (MH-06/AF-2010) of his car is now known to most traffic policemen in south Mumbai.
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In an interview to one of the daily newspaper, Parikh said, "I am being humiliated by the cops and the media, as if I am a murderer. I am moving the session's court with an appeal to stall my punishment and permission to apply for a fresh licence. These incidents have ruined the peace in my family and have affected my business. If celebrities kill people in hit-and-run accidents, they are let off easily, but I have been punished for small things."
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