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| The Traffic Head Constable R Sanjeeva Reddy |
Minutes after an autorickshaw came to an abrupt halt on the busy
stretch of Lakdikapul-Saifabad, a 50-year-old traffic head constable,
who was regulating traffic in front of the Director General of Police
(DGP)’s office, blew his whistle and said, “Gaadi ko aage lelo” (move
the vehicle away). The auto driver, however, called another auto
and started hurriedly shifting three bags into it. The cop then called
out to the autowallah once again telling him to clear the area. One
of the occupants of the auto then walked up to the cop and offered him a
bribe to calm down for a while as they were shifting the material. Smelling
something fishy, the constable decided to see what the material was. As
he opened one of the bags, he was left aghast. It was stuffed with
currency bundles! “When the person tried to bribe me, I thought
they must be carrying something illegally. As I was checking it, the
person fled. I found that the three bags were full of 1,000 rupee
bundles,” recalled R Sanjeeva Reddy, the head constable attached to the
Saifabad Traffic Police whose presence of mind led the police to a major
catch of Rs 6.70 crore of unaccounted money on Wednesday. The day
after, however, it was business as usual for Sanjeeva Reddy who got
busy with his traffic control duty at the DGP office. “Sir, all
policemen are not corrupt. Though I was offered a bribe, I refused to
accept it. I warned them of taking the auto to the police station.” When
he asked them about the bags, the auto driver and the other person said
they were carrying some valuable material for marriage purpose, he
said. After the duo fled, he handed over the three cash bags to
the chief security officer of the DGP office while alerting his higher
ups. Minutes later, higher officials, including additional
commissioner of police, Traffic, CV Anand who were in the DGP office
came out and verified the contents of the bags much to their
astonishment. “Anand sir patted me and appreciated my work. It was a big day in my life,” Sanjeeva Reddy said with a sparkle in his eyes. Sanjeeva
Reddy joined the department in 1983 as a constable and worked in the
Head Office, CAR, Law and Order wing in Asifnagar police station. He was
promoted as head constable and transferred to the Saifabad traffic
police station a few years ago. Senior police are planning to reward
Reddy for his outstanding job.
By Mouli Mareedu
moulimareedu@gmail.com
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