A red Kia Sonet had been found parked in a no-parking zone near PH Medical on Juhu Tara Road
A red Kia Sonet was parked in a no-parking zone on Juhu Tara Road. Representation pic/istock
A woman who arrived at the Santacruz Traffic Department’s towing yard to retrieve her car allegedly drove it away without paying the towing and no-parking charges, nearly running over two constables in the process recently, our report said. An FIR has been registered for rash driving, endangering police personnel, and obstructing government work.
A red Kia Sonet had been found parked in a no-parking zone near PH Medical on Juhu Tara Road. Despite repeated megaphone announcements by a head constable, no one responded, and the vehicle was towed to the yard. An e-challan entry was made.
A woman reached the towing yard and began shouting at the towing staff and the constable, demanding her vehicle back. She then entered the Kia Sonet and tried to drive out. When she was stopped and told to first complete the formalities and pay the charges, she allegedly accelerated the car towards a duo. Both had to step aside to avoid being hit.
This is a shocking incident, and this woman must face the law. This is also an extreme case of not accepting that one has flouted the law, and consequently, one’s vehicle has been towed away. We see car owners and towing staff have extreme aggro-filled exchanges on the road itself and have heard at stations too. Like road rage, there is something called victim of towing rage. One has seen people actually running after a towing vehicle carrying their bike, especially. Arguments, at times, erupt at the towing spot itself. These escalate dangerously and threaten to get physical, and this, too, has happened at times. A couple of years ago, an irate woman had slapped and hit a police officer with her footwear after her car was towed away to the police station.
Correct conduct is dialogue, paying up and then filing a complaint when one is certain you have been wronged. Violence is unacceptable.
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