NEW DELHI:A traffic policeman in India’s tiny eastern state of Jharkhand has been transferred for handing a traffic fine to one of the country’s biggest cricket stars, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Inspector Saifuddin Ahmed thought he was just doing his job when he stopped an expensive sports utility vehicle in the Jharkhand state capital Ranchi for having dark-tinted windows — deemed an offence in India, the Hindustan Times reported.
But the car belonged to Mahendra Singh Dhoni — one of India’s well-known cricket celebrities and a hero in his home state — who was behind the wheel when Ahmed flagged him down.
Reports earlier this week said Dhoni had handed over the 900-rupee (20 dollar) fine without a fuss.
But other reports quoting local police later said Dhoni was allowed to drive on after he showed a letter from local authorities giving him special permission to retain the dark-tinted windows.
Ahmed has now been transferred from the downtown commercial district to a down market residential bazaar in an apparent demotion, the Hindustan Times report said.
Jharkhand state’s chief minister Madhu Khoda’s reported remarks confirmed as much.
“The police should be liberal while dealing with persons of his stature,” Koda was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
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