Fake Traffic Assistant Held in Faisalabad

Key Points:

The City Traffic Police caught a man wearing parts of a police uniform who was posing as a traffic assistant on Samundri Road.
Traffic Warden Tehseen Majeed detained the man for inquiry after his conduct aroused suspicion.
The man, a Tandlianwala resident working for a courier company, allegedly posed as a police officer before bus drivers to save the fare.
A case has been registered at D-Type police station and further investigation is under way.

FAISALABAD: The City Traffic Police caught a man for allegedly posing as a traffic assistant while wearing parts of a police uniform on Samundri Road, officials said.

The City Traffic Police said Traffic Warden Tehseen Majeed, in charge of the Samundri Road traffic sector, stopped a vehicle during duty.

A passenger stepped out wearing the trousers and belt of a police officer’s uniform and presented himself as a traffic assistant, it said. His suspicious conduct led the warden to detain him for further inquiry, it added.

The traffic police said the man was identified during the inquiry as a resident of Tandlianwala who works for a courier company.

According to initial information, he allegedly posed as a police officer before bus drivers to save the fare, using dress resembling a police uniform, it said.

Man held in the fake traffic assistant case behind bars at a police station in Faisalabad — The suspect in the lockup after he was detained by the traffic police.

Suspect in the fake traffic assistant case photographed wearing a police polo shirt — The suspect photographed wearing a police polo shirt.

A case has been registered against him at D-Type police station, the traffic police said. Further investigation is under way, it said, to determine his motives and possible other activities.

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The City Traffic Police said the misuse of a police uniform and official rank was a crime under the law. It asked citizens to report any suspicious person or fake policeman immediately on police helpline 15 or the traffic police helpline 1915.