Pareekshith Shet

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Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (RJP)

Udupi, Feb 26:  A bike rider, riding without helmet, accused a traffic police of slapping him and said as a result he fell down on the road and got injured.

The incident happened at Santhekatte near here on Sunday, February 26.

The traffic police on duty dismissed the charge and said that the rider fell on his own while he asked the rider to stop the bike. “My intention was to warn him about not wearing the helmet. He fell down because he lost control.” he said.

The name of the rider is Sharath and he was moving towards Byndoor from Udupi.

As per the version of Sharath, traffic police were stopping vehicles on the road and he was also told to stop for not wearing helmet. He told a police that he would park his bike bit ahead. But another police, who thought that he was moving, slapped him and as a result, he fell down and got injured.

Locals who gathered tried to argue with the police. They even tried to block vehicular traffic on the highway. But the police officers, who came to the spot, pacified them.

No case was registered.