High drama after traffic cop slaps IPS officer’s daughter in Odisha capital

Bhubaneswar: Tension ran high at AG Square in Odisha capital after a traffic constable allegedly slapped the daughter of a senior IPS officer leading to huge chaos in the area.

Sources said the traffic cop had an altercation with the girl after she allegedly violated the traffic rules on the busy street during peak hours.

The IPS officer’s daughter and his wife were coming in a Swift car. They were asked by a lady traffic cop to stop their vehicle at AG Square when the they tried to violate the rule, a source said.

“The traffic constable slapped on my face and pushed me inside the car,” the girl told the media.

Later, the traffic constable apologised, she added.

Soon after the news spread, girl’s father Pranabindu Acharya, working as an Additional Director General (ADG) of Railways and Coastal Security, rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.

No written complaint from either side was lodged, sources added.

The lady traffic constable has defended her action saying that the girl had violated the traffic rules and she did her duty.

Bhubaneswar DCP Anup Kumar Sahoo, however, said the CCTV footage from the traffic spot will be examined to ascertain the real cause of the incident.