Bengaluru: Karnataka Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) Dr. M.A. Saleem has issued strict new guidelines directing Police personnel across the State to refrain from conducting random vehicle checks without valid reasons.
In a circular dated Saturday, May 31, Dr. Saleem cited two recent incidents: On May 26 in Mandya, a toddler was killed and a couple injured while attempting to evade a random traffic check. In another case from Davangere on May 13, a Police constable was fatally run over by a speeding goods vehicle during a random check attempt.
