Following mid-day’s exposé on traffic cops taking bribes from the citizens caught for breaking traffic rules at L T Road in Borivli West, a victim who was caught in a similar fashion has come forward to give her account of a traffic cop taking bribes. The woman recounted how a female traffic cop threatened to seize her vehicle and demanded a Rs 8,000 fine for riding on the wrong side and for previous pending fines. Additionally, the constable asked the woman to pay her Rs 500, which she did using a hawker’s QR code for online payment. The woman is urging the authorities to return her money and immediately suspend the corrupt police officers.

MID-DAY also exclusively obtained the scanner QR Code of the hawker named Jayaa Dinesh Janiya who sells plastic bags near the location. The victim, who is a resident of Gujarat and was visiting her father in Mumbai for Diwali, was caught with her brother on a scooter when they had gone to buy sweets. They were intercepted by a female traffic police officer after entering L T Road, which is only permitted for BEST buses and ambulances.