Police to go slow before imposing curbs

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, FEB. 23. The city police are receiving representations on its proposal to ban the movement of slow moving traffic on main thoroughfares before imposing restrictions on movements of tractors, push-carts, cyclerickshaws and bullock carts.

Stating this at a press conference here on Friday, the Police Commissioner, Mr. P. Ramulu, said some hospitals had represented to him on the necessity to use tractors to transport the oxygen cylinders. He said this being a genuine reason, exemption could be given to such tractors.

On the High Court judgment turning down his order banning the movement of seven-seater autorickshaws in the twin cities, he said the traffic wing had collected eight different judgments given in other States which explicitly said regulation meant prohibiting movement of certain vehicles. Based on the verdict, the city police would only regulate the movement of seven-seaters on some roads. However, a decision in this regard was yet to be taken.

Replying to a query on the killing of an undertrial prisoner, Attaf Hussain, Mr. Ramulu said six persons had surrendered themselves to the police. He had already suspended three constables of the city Armed Reserve for dereliction of duty.

It was decided to entrust the job of monitoring the movement of undertrials from jails to different courts to the Additional Commissioner of Police and the DCP, Special Branch. Whenever an important undertrial is taken out of the jail, a Sub-Inspector would be posted to escort him to the court, he added.

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