High drama at Ludhiana CP office as visitor parks car at officers' parking space

Nikhil Bhardwaj

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, December 15

A high drama was witnessed at the Police Commissioner office as a man parked his Toyota Fortuner in the reserved parking space for the Joint Commissioner of Police on Wednesday.

Several staff members of the Commissioner office started searching for the person who had parked the car on the officer’s parking space. It was only when the driver of the car came and informed that the car belonged to some IFS officer, the matter calmed down.

As per the information, at around 11.15 am on Wednesday, a Toyota Fortuner (PB08EG8788) entered the Police Commissioner office and a man parked the vehicle at the reserved parking space for the Joint Commissioner of Police (Headquarters). Since there was no guard to ensure checking of vehicles, the driver parked the vehicle at his own will.

The vehicle was having a red beacon on its top.

Later when the car of the JCP (City) came and he found a private vehicle parked in the officers’ parking lane, the officer asked staff to verify the car.

Policemen present there started looking for the car’s owner. A high drama was witnessed as for over 10 minutes the car’s owner could not be traced.

The staff then called a towing van to tow away the Fortuner. The cops accompanying the towing van refused to tow away the Fortuner on the plea that the vehicle had a red beacon and if they tow away the same, they might face the music.

Meanwhile, the driver of the Fortuner came and informed that the car belongs to an IFS officer who has come to meet some senior police official. The car was then taken out of that parking space and the CP office staff heaved sign of relief.