DGP lauds three police personnel

The trio had fined a police officer for not wearing a mask

The Director-General of Police (DGP) C. Sylendra Babu called three police personnel to his office and appreciated them for being polite and assertive while they handled a motorist without mask, who was later identified as a Deputy Superintendent of Police.

A video of the DSP arguing with police personnel near Anna Nagar in Chennai went viral on social media. On January 13, sub-inspector Kesavan, constables — Hamsavalli and Selvam —were checking vehicles in Anna Nagar police station limits. They stopped a motorist who was riding a bike without wearing a mask and helmet. He was questioned by the police on duty on why he did not wear a mask and asked him to pay the fine.

The motorist created a scene questioning their authority to impose fine on him for not wearing a mask and seizing his vehicle. The man, who later identified himself as Sabapathy, a DSP at the police training facility in Thanjavur, was seen refusing to wear a mask and demanded to be shown the government order that empowered the police to enforce the mask rule.