Double whammy for daily wage worker

Hassan Traffic Police allegedly took a daily wage worker and his mother into custody for passing an angry remark while paying a penalty on Thursday. Shivakumar of Teranya village in Holenarsipur taluk

Hassan Traffic Police allegedly took a daily wage worker and his mother into custody for passing an angry remark while paying a penalty on Thursday. Shivakumar of Teranya village in Holenarsipur taluk was on his bike with his mother to attend a funeral at Vatehole in Alur taluk, when the traffic police stopped him at Basavanna Circle on B.M.Road. After checking the records, the police found that Shivakumar had not renewed his vehicle's insurance certificate. Traffic PSI Manjula slapped a fine of ₹1,000. Shivakumar had only ₹ 150 in his pockets. For Shivakumar, ₹ 1,000 is a big amount and he had to work a week to earn that much money. Shivakumar and his mother requested the police to take the amount they had and let them go as it was getting late for the funeral. However, the police did not relent. The police asked him to get the amount transferred from someone. He got the money transferred from his employer to a cashier in a nearby hotel and paid the amount.