NEW DELHI: A citizen activist filed a petition before the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, claiming that he had caught 89 traffic police officials on camera taking bribe from Blueline bus drivers.
A bench comprising Chief Justice M.K. Sharma and Justice Reva Khetrapal - on a public interest litigation filed by Chetan Sharma - asked the petitioner to submit the CDs to the registrar of the court and also send a copy to the home ministry and the police commissioner so that appropriate action may be taken against the erring police officials.
"The court cannot correct corruption at every step, so let the concerned departments look into this," the court said.
"The CD clearly shows the officials of the traffic police, who after taking money from the drivers, become silent on the rash driving by the buses on road," said Manish Khanna, counsel for Sharma.
The CD shows officials - at some of the prominent places in Delhi like Dwarka, Moolchand, Ashram Chowk, Janakpuri - overlooking traffic violations in lieu of money.
"I have done this just to show the other face of the traffic police, who often blame the drivers and the bus operators for causing accidents," said Sharma, who runs a property development business.
Sharma had earlier exposed how Delhi police officials took bribe to allow sale of liquor purchased from across the state border in the capital. At least 25 police officials were suspended after his expose'.
