Karachi man lands in trouble for ‘threatening’ traffic cop

KARACHI (HRNW) A first information report (FIR) has been registered against a citizen for violating traffic rules and threatening a traffic police officer near Shaheen Complex in Karachi.

According to police officials, the man threatened the traffic police warden for issuing him a challan of Rs820 over ‘fancy number plate’.

The incident occurred at the traffic signal near Karachi’s Shaheen Complex a few days ago when the suspect violated the traffic rules. The man threatened the traffic police official, called the media and started making a video.

The police high-ups took notice of the incident after a video went viral on social media. The FIR was registered at Aram Bagh Police Station on behalf of the traffic police officer.

In a statement, the police said the citizen refused to provide relevant documents of the vehicle when asked and tore up the challan issued to him.