COIMBATORE: Four students of a private media school in Chennai, who were here on a project to make a film on corruption, got to see the two faces of Coimbatore police on Saturday night when they were stopped during a vehicle check.While three traffic policemen allegedly harassed them as they did not have a Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificate for their vehicle, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Hema Karunakaran not only came to their rescue but also asked them to file a complaint against the errant officers.The students were stopped near the Lawley Road Junction. Since they did not have the certificate, Sub-inspectors Devadas and Rajan and constable Durgavel allegedly imposed a “spot fine” of Rs 1,000 without issuing a challan. But, Section 130 (3) r/w Section 177 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, prescribes a maximum penalty of Rs 100 for not possessing valid documents. The students went to an ATM and withdrew Rs 1,000 and asked for a receipt, which the policemen allegedly refused to issue.The DCP, on her rounds, stopped at the spot on seeing the commotion. When the students briefed her, she said if a PUC Certificate is unavailable police should take the vehicle to the nearest petrol pump where the facility is available.
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