Kolkata Police stops army truck for reckless driving

Kolkata Police on Tuesday intercepted a military truck for alleged reckless driving, a day after the army dismantled a stage erected by the TMC to protest alleged atrocities on Bengali-speaking migrant workers in BJP-ruled States.

A case of dangerous driving was slapped against the army personnel driving the truck. The incident took place around 11 am in front of the Writers’ Buildings, a senior police officer said.

“The vehicle was moving at such a high speed



that it could have led to a major accident while negotiating a turn. Kolkata Police commissioner Manoj Verma’s vehicle was trailing the truck,” the officer said.

A CCTV footage released by Kolkata Police, capturing the sequence of events leading to the moment when traffic officials stopped the truck, showed the army vehicle slowing down at the Writers’ Buildings traffic signal on the left flank of BBD Bag North Road, from where it made a sudden attempt to swerve right towards the south.