Traffic Police Srinagar orders inquiry after cop, civilian exchange blows

Srinagar, Mar 01: Traffic Police Department on Friday ordered a departmental enquiry after a civilian and cops engaged in an altercation.

A video of the incident which went viral on social media platforms shows a civilian and a traffic cop punching each other.

According to Traffic officials, the incident happened after a driver was asked to remove his vehicle from main road in order to avoid congestion.

Taking to micro-blogging site X, the Traffic City Srinagar said: “Incident in which a driver was asked to remove his vehicle from main road to avoid congestion, led to altercation and manhandling”.

It said that “Departmental enquiry has been initiated to ascertain the facts. Action as per law shall be taken against the person found guilty”.