Close encounters of third kind get cop transferred

Along with Hindule, 40 other traffic cops were also given transfer orders.

Hindule then went on sick leave and all of them approached the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal for redressal, calling the orders unconstitutional.

Why it's unfair

The transfers mean the cops will lose their seniority. In fact, the LA is considered to be a punishment posting, as it deals with anti terror activities, without any incremental salary.
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Some cops were transferred in less than three years, which is not permissible according to the Bombay Police Act 1951.

'It's not legal'

Said Hindule's advocate Anil Joshi, "The transfer is not legal. How can some senior officer suddenly declare my client is a eunuch? He has not been subjected to a medical test."

However, according to an affidavit filed by the government, all the 41 cops were transferred as part of an ongoing cleansing drive.

It said there was rampant corruption in the traffic department and no less than 3,000 cops needed to be transferred.

Hindule was not available for comment.

The Other Side

Refusing to elaborate on the matter, Joint Commissioner of Police (traffic) Sanjay Barve said, "It's a very personal matter, but we have taken a decision afteru00a0 inquiry."

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