Gurugram Man Fined Rs 1,000 For Drunk Driving. But He Was Not Behind The Steering Wheel
The police asked the man if he was drunk. The cop also looked into his car to check for alcohol, except he couldn't find any.
A Gurugram man was slapped with a Rs 1,000 fine by the police for being drunk in his car, even though he wasn’t driving. According to a Reddit post by the man, the incident occurred while he was returning from a party.
The man, in a post titled “Drinking and driving in Gurgaon… my car got pulled over by the cops last night," explained how the officer stopped him despite his driver, who was completely sober, being behind the wheel.
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“My personal driver/chauffeur (employee) was driving, and I was sitting in the back seat. They checked him several times, and he was completely sober as he was on duty," the man wrote in his post.
He further explained that the police asked him if he was drunk, which was clearly visible. They also checked his car for alcohol, but didn’t find any.
“They asked me if I had been drinking, which was evidently visible and true. They checked the car for any open alcohol (none) as I was returning from a party. They made me shell out 1K for being drunk," he wrote.
The man sarcastically concluded, “Sorry if it isn’t making sense, I have a splitting headache just now."
The social media post has gone viral, with some users sharing their own experiences.
“I was drinking a little and was pulled over in Gurgaon. I admitted to having been drinking and said I had no money. They took a picture of my number plate and phone screen and let me go. Got no challan online. Who pays for drinking while sitting in the back seat? The cops scammed you," wrote one Reddit user.
“What? How could they make you pay? How are people supposed to go back from bars then?" asked another user. The man responded with, “I am confused as f**k, it seems like moral policing. They accused me of being drunk."
“They extorted you, my man! And thank you for being responsible!" wrote a third netizen.
“Guess that was ‘how dare you have a sensible and uneventful fun night in Gurgaon, tax,’" another remarked.
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