Gurugram Traffic Staff Face Every-60-Days Transfers After Extortion Arrest

Gurugram traffic police personnel and home guards will now be transferred every sixty days through an automated computerised system following a corruption crackdown ordered by Police Commissioner Sibash Kabiraj.

What Happened

The strict measures follow the November seventh arrest of a home guard who demanded Diwali gifts from a motorist travelling with his family near Cyber Hub. A vlogger captured the incident on video, showing the home guard hint at money after claiming it had been a dry festival before asking if nobody in the car carried a wallet. Police registered a First Information Report at the DLF Phase-Three police station and arrested the accused.

Action Plan

Under the new rules, Zonal Officers and Traffic Inspectors will face direct accountability if any traffic staff, home guard, or special police officer engages in corrupt behaviour on duty. Deputy commissioners and assistant commissioners must hold meetings with junior officers to warn them that misconduct will not be tolerated. Police Control Room assistant commissioner officers will also monitor closed-circuit television cameras regularly, while all traffic fine proceedings must take place under the watch of body-worn cameras.

Context

Traffic police departments across major Indian cities frequently adopt technology-driven monitoring and routine personnel rotations to curb on-ground extortion and bribery. Automated systems help break local nexus points that can form when officers stay stationed at the same spot for long periods.