Ram, Son Of Dasaratha, From Ayodhya, Fined Rs 500 In Kerala For Not Wearing A Seat-Belt

In a rather bizarre case, the Kerala Police have fined issued a traffic penalty of Rs 500, for not wearing a seatbelt while driving to a man who introduced himself as Ram (Raman) son Of Dasaratha, and is from Ayodhya.

The incident from Chadaymangalam in Kollam district came to light after the video of it went viral on social media.

In the video, which appears to be shot by the man who introduced himself as Ram, a police officer can be seen asking the recipient for his name and other details.

The passenger who was penalised is reluctant to give the details asking what is the point of it as he has already paid the fine.

At this point, the police officer asks him to give any name.

The passenger, after thinking for a moment says Ram (Raman). The cop who writes it down then asked the passenger for his father's name and place. The answers were Dasaratha, and Ayodhya.?

The cop writes them down saying he doesn't care about what the passenger said, as long as the government is getting the money.

The passenger who shared the video online also posted a photo of the receipt he had received.

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This comes at a time when Kerala Police is facing increasing criticism for penalising the general public, in the name of traffic violations.

During the COVID-19 lockdown, in three months, the Kerala Police had filed over 17.75 lakh cases for various lockdown violations under the Kerala Epidemic Diseases Act and have collected over Rs 125 crore in penalties.

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Out of this, 10.7 lakh cases were registered for not wearing masks, while 4.7 lakh cases were for various offences such as not maintaining social distancing, crowding.

The police collected a fine of Rs. 54.88 crore for not wearing masks. And in the first week of August, the sum stood at Rs 5.15 crores.

Number of cases have surfaced in Kerala where police were seen penalising people in the name of lockdown violations even when they were not at fault.

The highhandedness of the cops had raised allegations that they have been given monthly targets when it comes to fines.

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